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THE BAYONET
Desperate Fighting Near
Bloemfonfein on
Saturday.
KELLY-KENNY IN BATTLE
His Men Drive the Boers flora Two
Strong Positions at the Point of
the Bayonet British Troops Ex
perience Considerable Difficulty in
Their Advance on Account of Lack
of Knowledge of the Country.
Boeis Suffer Heavy Loss 102
Dead Left on the Field.
London, Match 1.'. 4.1 a. m. The
wai olllcp maps show a giottp of
kopjes anil u laige water pan at Drle
fontcln, a position which has npp.it
entlv considerable defensive advan
tages. The Hoets who lctroated to
Abiaham's Kraal fiom Poplar Giove
jnust have moved houthward, or else
a fresh foicc must have wrap fiom
liloemfoitteln or the Orange river.
Tin opposition mil at Diiefonteln
was oinowhat unexpected, the Idea
being that If there were any resist
ant o It would be at Pottusbcrg. Pio
iltlng by thPlr experience, the Boers
weie picpared for a British Hanking
movement, but In extending their po
sition in order to avoid being otit
llankud, thoy piobably weakened their
center, thus making It possible for the
Rilllsh Infantry to carry this with a
lnvoiiet ehaige.
Lord Robeits' dignified piotest
against the use o the white flag is
leganlcd as the most Impoitant fact
of the situation. According to the ac
counts supplied by the eonespondents,
the Instance appears to h.i e been
most fiugiant and there lb no doubt,
that Lotd Itoberls will carry his threat
Into execution.
There Is no confirmation of the ru
mors of tho lalsing of the siege of
Mafeklng, concerning which the stal
est anxiety continues to be felt.
The British icport casualties up to
this date as follows: Killed, L'.filS;
wounded, 8,747: died of disease, 1,0.:');
mi-sing, 3,48'!; total, lP,t77.
Severe Fighting.
Uryfontein, Orange Tree State, March
11, fi J5 a. m. nroadwood's cavalry bri
gade, advancing on Bloemfonteln un
expectedly, found the Boeis in a
stiong position in the Dr.vfonfeln
Kopjes yesterday. Ueneial Kelly-Ken-n's
division ui riving, sevens fighting
ensued. The Boeis leslsted stubbornly,
but wup driven fiom their center po
sition, leaving a number of dead and
foity prisoners. The British foice is
moving f oi win d today.
During the lighting, in Which the
regiments took pait with artillery, the
Boers, though loteed fiom tholr cen
ter position, clung tenaciously to th
other kopjes, shelling the British trtely
with tluce guns and two Vlckers
Marlins. The British eavaliy began to turn
the Boer position, but, night fell be
fore the movement was completed.
The Boers ictlrid during the night.
London, March 11. A despatch to
the war office from Lord Hoberts, dated
Iryfontein, March 11, 7.15 a. in., says
"The enemy opposed us tluoughout
esterday's march, and from their In
timate knowledge of the country gave
considerable tiouble. Owing, bowevir,
to the admirable) conduct of the ttoops
the enemy weie unable to prevent us
leaching our destination. The burnt
of the fighting fell on Gennal Kelly
Kenny's division, two battalions of
which, the Welsh and Ussex, turned
thu Boers ouc of two rtrong positions
at the point of the baonet."
A large number of Australian wet-
engaged esteidiy. The Fiist Austin
llan brigade, with the Scots Greys,
advanced within bOO yards of the Boeis
under heavy rite.
Tho New South Wales mounted In
fantry Joined In tho puisuit of th,
Boers northward.
An Artillery Duel,
Diiefonteln, Maich 11. All of ester
day was occupied In fighting. Tho
Boers maintained a stubborn tear
gnat d action along a tunning fiont of
twelve miles on a very difficult giound.
Tho British was advancing in thieo
columns.
At Drlefontdn, about eight miles
south of Abraham's Kraal, the Boeis
weie found posted In consldeiahlu
strength on the ridges connecting sev
eial kopjes, where they had mounted
guns.
The action began at 8 o'clock in the
morning with nn aitlllery duel.
General Broadwood.wlth dogged per.
severance, moved altogether six miles
southward, trying, to llnd a mans to
get aiound, but the Boeis followed be
hind rising ground and even uttempted
to outtlank him.
Meanwhile, the Sixth dlv Irion of In
fantry were gaining on the Boeis' left,
slowly forcing the enemy to retire. Tho
last shot was llred at T.30 p. m. This
morning not a Boer was to be seen.
Boers Use Big Guns.
Durban, Maich U. The Natal mer
cmy had thu following dispatch from
Oieytown, dated today:
"It force composed of Bethune's
mounted Infr.ntry.the Neuvetl mounted
litles and the Natal police, with thiee
maxims. uncKer Colonel lie tint lie reached
Pomeroy Thursday, Murch 8. The fol
lowing morning the Hoer pickets
opened fin.
A irenern! engagement soon ensued,
tho Boots using pomptoms and big
guns. There was heavy llilng on both
sides. Colonel Bethune, seeing the Im
possibility of dislodging the Boeir,
without artlllety, retired south of tho
Tugela with otic man wounded. The
Boer loss Is said to bo considerable.
British Near Bloemfonteln.
London, March 12. Tne Daily News
has the following from Asvogel Kop,
dated March 11:
"The murch ini continued to this
point. No Boers weie seen on tlm way.
The British ate now only twenty-live
miles fiom Bloemfonteln. One of the
Boer prlsoneis snjs the siege of Mafc
klng has been raised."
List of Casualties.
London, Match 11. A dispatch to the
war otllco fiom IMd Hoberts, dated
Diiefonteln, Match 11, 853 u. m says:
"I cannot get the pieelso number of
casualties befoio I march, but will
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PEACE PROPOSALS.
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Presidents Kruger and Steyn Have Wired
Conditions to Lord Salisbury Foreign
Consuls Called Into a Conference.
London, March 12. The Daily Mail has received the
following despatch from Pretoria, dated Saturday, March 10,
and censored by the Boer government:
"President Kruger and President Steyn have wired to
Lord Salisbury peace proposals, on condition that the inde
pendence of the two lepublics be respected and the rebel
colonials amnestied.
"Yesterday the foreign consuls wetc called into a con
ference and were requested to invite the intervention of the
powers they represented, in order to prevent further bloodshed."
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mmmunlrate it as soon as i)Dhlble.
The Boeis suffered he.ivilj. 102 of their
dead being left on the Held. Wo cap
tured about twenty prisoners.
"Among the killed aie Captain Lu
tace, of tho Buffs; Captain Lomax, of
the Welsh regiment, and Mr. MeKur
tic, a letlrcd Indian civilian attached
to Kitchener's hoi so.
"Among the wounded .11 c:
"Buffs Colonel Hlckson, severe;
Lieutenant Honald.
"Welsh regiment Lieutenants Torlt
ington. Pope, Wlmbcrley.
"KFsex regiment Captain Broad
wood. "Field artlllety Lieutenant B-enlsh.
"Medical coips Major Walte, Lieu
tenant Boine.
"Ausrtallau artlllety Colonel Ump
hely, abdomen, dangeious."
Boeis in Serious Straits.
Cape Town, March 11. News from
Lady Giey, Heischel and Allwal Noilh
show that the lebelR aie lolng down
their aims In laige numbers, and that
tho Boer, all along the bolder are lu
serious stialts.
The tebels assert that the Bofrs aio
subblsting m btead and water and cof
fee made fiom rje. Other rebels aic
leaving to tight in the Pree State.
Bi ltlt.il iiilo has been icstored at Lady
Grey, vvhciu a light Is believed to have
o cm red, many rebels being killed.
FLAG OP TBUCE ABUSED.
Genei.-U Bobeits Sends Piotest to
Boers and Fiee State Men.
London, Maich 11. The war office
has lectlved the following advices
from Loid Bobeits, dated Diiefonteln,
Sunday, Match 11, 9.45 a. m.:
"Tho following telegtam has been
addressed by me to their honois the
state presidents of the Oiangc Free
State and the South African reoubllu:
"'Another Instance has occulted of
gross abuse of tho white Hag and of
the signal of holding up hands In
token of sunender. It is my duty to
infotm you that If such abuse occuis
again, I shall most reluctantly be com
pelled to older mv troops to dlsicgaid
the white llag entltely.
"'The Instance occuued on a kopjo
east oC Diiefonteln faim jesterday
evening and was witnessed bv seveial
of my own staff olhceis, as well as by
mvbtilf, and resulted In the wounding
of heveial of my officers and nun.
" 'A large quantity of explosive bul
ltts of dlrteient kinds was found
In Commandant Uronje's laager an.l
this has been the case of every en
gagement with your honois' trootu.
which bieaks the iccognUed usages of
war and of thu geneial convention,
and Is a dlsgiace to any civilized
power. A copy of this teleginm has
been sent to my government with the
lequest that It may be communicated
to all neutral powers.'
FATAL PIGEON HUNT.
Eugene Smith Shot While Attempt
ing to Escape from Pigeon Coop.
Special to the Heranton Tribune.
Pittston, Match 11. Will j butglar
izing the pigeon coap of Hany DuBols
nt Wllkes-Uaue, Euse.io Smith, of
Newtown, a Wllkej-lljir suburb, was
probably fatally shot. About 1 o'clock
this moining DuBois was awaken I
fiom his sleep by the sounding of a
jic-atrnnged burglar nlann In his
pigeon coop. Huiriedly dressing and
I fceizlng 11 tevolver, lt9 coutlously pio-
ccedtd to th coop, in which ho found
Smith and to other men. DuBols
then called to his father for assistance
In effecting th iMpture of tho buig
lais. The men made a break to escape and
DuI5ols flted. shooting Smith. Tho lat
ter'.s companions giapp'ed with their
taptor and beat hint und also beat hit
father, who was responding to his son'o
call for assistance. Two of tho burg
luis then made their ci-cup leaving
.Smith behind. Th city jiattol was
called and the wounded buiglar taken
Hj the Wllkes-Bane City honpltal,
where it was found that he had been
shot In thu left thigh. At a lato hour
this afternoon he. was in .1 critical
condition and it Is thought the wound
will undoubtedly result fatally.
MONROE DOCTRINE
AND OUR NAVY
DISCUSSION OK THE SUBJECT BY
CAPTAIN- A. T. MAHAN.
The Settlement and Growth of Our
Pacific Coast and Questions Arising
About China Make the Nicaragua
Canal and n Laige Navy a Neces
sityOur Control of the Sea Should
Be Superior to That of Any Other
Nation Save Great Britain.
New York, March 11. in a paper on
"The Monrou Doctrine and Our Navy,"
which he has written for the forth-
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coming issue of Leslie's Weekly, Cap
tain A. T. Malum savs:
The settlement and growth of our
l'acltlc coas-t, tho Inirravin commercial
cup'uqiitiit.o of the Paelllo 10.1st ami the
questions nrllng about China. It3 futuio
poveiument and Its ttiidc, inako it nice
r.uy to lonneet our Atlantic and gulf
t-eabourds vrith tho Patllle hv a canal
ntio.s tho Central America Isthmus, i"--t-ilillshliig
therobv innsccuttve water
enminm Ration bitween the two, as well
as r-liui toiinir the ncif."s lrum our cait
1111 shores to Asia. Tho Isthmus and Its
lmmedl.it! surrounding thus heroine thu
greatest of our external interests. Scare
ly secondary In tliim 1 the Cnrrlbcan
mm, becaus-o all sea roads to the Isthmus
run thiouch It, auJ It o'italn nianv
strong poltlcns, the acquisition of which
by tho formidable Kin (mean station
would In war endanger our shipping
lr.ercliuntllo and nav v alike pHsslng tie
tween our Atlantic potts and tho Pacific
by connection.
We must lemember th.it oilier nations,
and especially But opeati because tbo
most active are Inlet ested llkeuiM- 'n
using that canal, and. for the support lit
their Interests, In gilnhig p-stion. To
their doing sc we oppose the Monroe
doi trine.
Therefore, If we Intmd to mike good
tho nfllimutlonb of the lattei, ve must
lu piepared to te.sst. fniilblv it nepd
be. any attempt to obtain adjacent terrl
toty or ports which mav serve as sta
tions for a navy hostile to ourselves. It
! natural that European nations should
wlrit suih positions: that Oermany, for
Instance, as had been latc.lv lumored,
should wish the I)anllt Islands Sf.
Thomas, etc. Hur rlsht to buy them Is
as goml lu International law as ours.
The Montoe doctrine depends not upen
Icgil tight, but upon tho moral right of
our Indispensable Interest, and derives
Its chief supporting fact that It Is not
woith while to Iptur our enmity, pushed
perhaps to the extent of war,
A Navy a Necessity.
Now- the one preparation for war. In a
maritime legion llko the Cairlbean sea,
Is a navy large enough to be effective.
PorH 1110 aulte hccondaiy, They ate
neiesnry to a navy which needs a local
base of operations but they aro useless
without, ei-peclally in the Catiibean, be
cause conditions there ate so backwatd
as to give no local resources. Posi
tions held there not c nly must be fortl.
fled, hut e co thing to support shipping
must be Imported.and a steady stream of
supplies maintained. This can only bo
done by tint navy keeping tho sea open,
while at the came time -curing our
other mei limit shipping.
To do these things, which Is called
controlling tlw mi, the navy should,
strlctl.. be surxilor to any which can
be brought against It: but this extreme
conclusion Is qualified by other circum
stances, suih as our nearuexs to tue
c'arrlbean sea, our national power through
our great resources, the dangets to which
our posslbln opponent may be epiitod In
other quarters and from other enemies.
We cannot In tho near future expect to
have a navy nearly as laig as that
which Gioat Brltnlu ntuct keep, but it lb
easily within our means to rival that of
Franco or of (lermsny, the only Burn,
peau stales, other than (ileat Dritain,
whose general Interests mlsbt lead them
actively to dispute "the maintenance of
the Monroe doctrine.
llellertlon upon this condition will in
dicate the size necessary to our war fleet,
and also the wisdom of cultivating those
c 01 dial telatlons to which Ureat Britain
has Invited us, which our Interests and
our Institutions need, and tho exlstenco
of which will put It out of tho power or
wirii of any oilisr state to quairel with
us about the Montoe doctrine. It Is to
the Intel est of Great Britain that we
should take tnvnl t barge ol the Ameri
can Isthmus, provided she can feel eure
that we will da It with t. ireful nrepara
tlons and our deed will answer to tho
works of Wadilngton and Monroe.
WILL SUCCEED BISHOP GILBERT
Samuel C. Edsall, of Fargo, Recently
Appointed.
St. Paul, Minn., March 11. Samuel
C. Edsall, of Faigo, mlsslonaiy bishop
of the jurisdiction of Noith Dakota,
has been uppolnted acting successor
to the late Maploton Gilbert, bishop co
adjutor of the Piotestant Episcopal
diocese of Minnesota, The appoint
ment was made by the standing com
mittee of this diocese, w'hlch, In the
absence of Bishop Whipple, Is exer
clalng administrative powers.
It Is probable that Bishop Gilbert's
permanent successor will be chosen
at tho meeting of the ihuich council
in June,
ANTHEACITE COAL TRADE,
Demand for Larger Sizes Is Not
Pressing.
Philadelphia, Pa,, March 11. The
Ledger, in Its coal article tomorrow,
will say:
The nnthr.iclte coal trade Is not
showing the demand for the laigcr
sizes that coal managers would like to
sec, and It has fallen away so consid
erably that concessions In prices aro
made to Induce buvlnft. The pea and
buckwheat sizes, however, are In good
demand, and coal for steam curposes
meets u ready sale. The February out
put Is estimated at 3,200,000 tons, a
short month, but strtt some curtail
ment. There Is no difficulty In getting coal,
and the dealers, belny of the Idea that
prices may go lower, are now only
sparingly ordering for ship supplies.
Prices being much lower than for n
long time, they think the diminished
demand which Is usually shown when
the winter Is over will have effect, and
some of the managers seem to be try
ing to pi event accumulation of unsold
stocks both by curtailment of output
and by making some concessions to
the buvcrs. The effort is to bo made
to keep the March production down to
3,000,000 tons.
FRANCE HAS'WAR FEVER.
England, Seeing Danger Ahead,
Prepares to Meet It No Other In
terpretation Possible of the Ex
tiaordinary Measures for Defense.
French Diplomnts Trying to Shift
the Responsibility to England.
New Yolk, March 11. A London
cable dispatch to the Sun says:
"Tho military situation in Pouth
Africa now occupies a seeondaiy place
In the attention of the British govern
ment. Tho entire tesources of the em
pire aie being utilized in preparations
to meet a gtuver danger nearer home.
"It has been known In a vague way
for several weeks that somo serious
peril was threatening Great Britain.
No other Intel pretatlon Is possible of
the extraordinary mcnsui es for defense
undertaken by the government, which
lnci eased Instead of diminished after
the tide of war turned in British favor.
The preparations for naval mobiliza
tion, the Queen's personal call for vol
untceis, the government's appeal to the
colonics to ptepaie to put every avail
able man in the Held, the Queen's
abandonment of her proposed conti
nental trip, her sudden decision to visit
Ireland, the piemature Issue of tho
budget and the floating of the popular
war loan tamo In quick succession.
"Apprehension became more definite
when it was learned that France had
tried unsuccessfully to induce the sul
tan to reopen the Egyptian question.
Now comes1 definite Information of tho
heavy re-enfoi cements that France I3
sending to Algiers, Madagascar and
Tonquln. The Sun's conespondent at
Havie telegiaplted today that three
additional steamers have just been
tharteted to take Infantry and cavalry
through tho Suez canal, ostensibly for
Madagascar.
"Most significant Is the series of ex
traoidlnary bellicose statements fur
nished to the foreign eonespondents
In Paris by French officials. Some of
these have been cablcri to the Sun and
ntoie are at hand today. It Is appar
ently tho dellbeiato pinjiose of these
declarations to put Gieat Britain In
the attitude of tho aggicssor. This
policy seems to suggest that the var
paiiv in France, which is determined
to force a rupture, desires first to shift
the tespomdblllty for the quarrel.
"Nothing could be more misleading
than the Fiench representations tint
Kngland is seeking war with that
country. Theie was Intense popular
losentment In England last autumn nt
the vile insults to the queen In the
French pi ess, and this feeling burvives
to the extent that English patronage
of the exhibition will be extremely
meagre. But a dcslru to fight Fiance
simply does not exist in this country;
In fact, the English press and public
havo Ignored all things French for
weeks past."
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS CAUOHT.
A Band of Eight Run to the Earth
at Altoona.
Altoona, March 11, A band or eight
postoffice robbeis have Just been run
to earth by PostoiTlce Inspectors Dlclc
I ton and Gregory, utter a yeai's chase.
iThieo are In Jail heie George A. Lea,
I Edward Kelley and John Fowler while
the others nra confined lu various
Westein Pennsylvania Jails. Nine
1 mbberles are charged against them.
1 among them Barnsboio, Spangler and
I Hastings, Cambria county; Natrona,
' Allegheny county, and California,
J Washington county. Tho robberies
I weie noted for boldness and the thieves
seemed in all not less than $".000.
Lea, Kelley and Fowler will be given
a hearing heio before T.'nltedt States
Commissioner MucLeod on March 23.
RED ASH MINE VICTIMS.
Twelve More Bodies Taken from the
Pit.
Thuunond. W.Vh., Maich 11. Twelve
more bodies wore taken fiom tho Red
Ash mine during last night, as fol
lows: Ed Collins, Ei nest Ling, Moses
Nanlel. Thomas Lohn, Cnil Downey,
Thomas Johnson, William Word, James
Long. J. I, Wood, Arthur Haut, Kd
Hurvev and one unidentified coloied
man,
This makes a total of foity-seven
dead bodies taken out and at least two
moie are known to bo in the mine.
Warrants Against Councllmen.
Shamokln, l'a., Match 11, Juttlce
Francis M. Rowe, tils evening, Issued
warrants which will bo served by Cou
stable Ellas Qolhalk tomorrow, on Coun
cllmen Zum, Hull, Zlmmcimnn and ex
Counellmcn Reed and Ileppmd, chargtug
them with bribery, tho Information hav
ing been preferred by Hiijh Constables
Willi im Taby last evening, by order of
borotin-h council,'
McQovern and Lenrjy.
Philadelphia, March J 1. Terry McC'ov
cm and Eddy Lenny, of this city, have
boon matched for 11 slx-iound bout at
Industrial bull here, on Thursday next.
Lenny believes w can hold tho cham-
I plon featherweight off for the six rounds.
LIVELY PROGRAMME
IN THE SENATE
NUMBER OF IMPORTANT SUB
JECTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
The Puerto Rlcan BUI, the Quay
Resolution, the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty and Senator Mason's Boer
Resolution May Come Up for De
bateSenators Rawlins and Tur
ner Will Make Addresses Today.
Dull Days for the House.
Washington, March ll. The senate
will continue to give attention to the
Puerto Rlcan bill and the. Quay ieso
lutlon this week, with a possibility
that there may be a diversion in favor
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and Sen
ator Mason's Boer resolution.
Mr. Mason says It is his unloose to
call ud hie resolution again and get a
vote upon ll if possible. Senator Da
vis has expressed an Intention to ask
the senate to take up the treaty dur
ing the latter part of the week, but
Senator Foraker, In charge of the
Puerto Rlcan bill, expresses confidence
that Senator Davis will not bring the
tieaty forward at a time to embarrass
the Puerto Rlcan measure.
Speeches on Puetto Rico will be
made Monday by Senators Rawlins
and Tinner and probably later In tho
week by Senator Nelson. The debate
on this measure will probably bo very
generally and possibly quite spirited.
The membeis of the committee on or
der of business emphatically contra
dict reports thut the committee Is ex
erting Itself to secure the amendment
of the Puerto HI can bill, saying that
the committee has nothing to do with
the foi inula tlon of legislation.
The remite will meet at 10 o'clock
Monday, two hours In advance of the
usual hour of convening, in order to
take up the Alaskan code bill, the read
ing of which has not yet been com
pleted. Week In the House.
The week In the house piomlses to
be lather dull. Tomorrow the contest
ed election case of Wise vs. Young,
fiom the Second Vitglnla district,
which has been debated for two. days,
w ill be voted upon. Dr. Wise, the con
testant, who Is a Republican, was
1 seated by a fonuer congress on a con
test and the indications are that he
will be again seated. Tuesday, the
conference report on the financial bill
will be disposed of. There may be
some lively debate upon the resort,
but it will command the full pwrty
ptrength of tho Republican side and
will be adopted. The remainder of the
week will be devoted to appropriation
bills, of w hlch tw o have hp en reported
to the house, the army and the Dis
trict of Columbia bills.
AOAINST PER CAPITA TAX.
Judge Wiess Hands Down Opinion in
Case of Jr. O. U. A. M.
Hanisburg. Pa., March 11. Judge
Wless handed down an opinion late
last evening, lestralning the state and
national councils of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics from call
ing the per capita tax of fifteen aents
levied by the national council at Its
annual session at Minneapolis. The
state council was suspended by the
national council last September at
Scranton for declining to pay this tax
and was reinstated by tho national
judicial y committee. Derry council, of
Hummelstown, and a large number of
other councils throughout the state ic
fused to submit to tho imposition of
tho tax and lecently brought suit In
the Dauphin county court' to restrain
the state and national councils from
collecting It on the ground that the
session at Minneapolis was Irregular
and illegal.
Judge Weiss sustains this contention
and enjoins the state and national
councils from collecting the tax or dis
ciplining the council which refuse to
pay it. The. case will be carried to
the Supremo court,
KATYDID BREAKER BURNED.
Fire of Mysterious Origin at a Win
ton Colliery.
Fiie of unknown origin destroyed the
Katydid bleaker at Winton, Saturday
night. It had not be m in opiraMon for
over a year and there was no lire of
any kind about the place. The watch
man sajs the flames started In the
boiler room. He can not off r any ex
planation of their cau.-o anl as he Is
the only one who was around tho place
at the time, us far as Is h'.rvvn, the
origin will likely remain a invstery.
The loss Is about $15,000 .mi It is fully
covered by Insurance.
The breaker was built by the Ml.
veinon Coal company, but recently
came Into possession of the Mt. Jessup
Coal company. The original owners
failed to work It at a profit and al
lowed It to pass out of their hands.
It was tho Intention of the Mt. Jessup
company to resume operations next
month. Whether or not the bteaker
will be rebuilt has not as yet been de
cided upon. When working the col
liery employs about one hundred an 1
fifty hands.
The officers of the Mt. Jesditp tym
pany are M. S. Kemmerer, chilrman;
Hon. W.W. Watson, treasurer; diaries
P. Ford, peeretuiy.
National Junior Republic.
Washington. Maich Il.-Piesldeut Mo
Klnley, Secretary Long, Senator t'haun
eey Dcpow and a number of members of
congress uttended tonight a public meet
Ing at the Columbia theatre held hi tho
Interest of the National Junior Republic.
Tho object of tho Republlu Is to provide
for the boys of Washington and Haiti
mote, especially those without homes, a
plaeo where they can bo taught to care
lor und govern themselves.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
New Yoik, Murch 11. AddUon C, Rand,
president of tho Raul Drill company,
and treasurer of the Laffin and Rand
Powder company, is dead In this city,
aged 5'J seats.
New Yoik, March 11. John 7., Little,
tho actor, Is dead In Brooklyn, aged 6ti
rars. Ho was a rativo of Philadelphia,
and was at one time manacter of a the
ater hi Chicago, lie touted tho United
States with his company, producing
"Around the World lu Ninety Dajs,"
THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU
WMttwr tallcatloni Today-
PAIR I COLDMIf.
1 General Kentucky Is Divided Into
Armed Factions.
Boers Hetlro at Point of Bayonet.
Captain Mahan on the Keceislty of a
Large Navy.
Forecast of tho Week In Congress.
S General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Sermon bv Rev. Charles Lee.
Sons of Benjamin Instituted.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
3 Loral-dory List for This Week's
Grand Juiy.
$ Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Round About the County.
8 Local-Corporal Boico Writes from
the Philippines.
Llvo Industrial News.
INSURGENTS ORGANIZED.
Thousands Are Resisting Colonel
Houston's Battalion at Antique.
Americans Lose Seven Men.
Manila, March 11, noon Thousands
of organized Insurgents are resisting
Colonel Houston's battalion of the
Nineteenth regiment at Antique, prov
ince of Panay, which Is the only prov
ince which Americans do not occupy.
The Americans lost seven killed. A
battalion of the Forty-foutth, from
Hollo, relnfoired Houston's command.
One hundred and fifty Tagalos,
aimed with rifles, have surrendered at
Capla and have been transferred to
Luzon.
Six Americans were killed In an am
bush recently laid by the Filipinos at
Aparrt.
GOVERNOR BECKHAM'S ARMY.
First Move Towards the Formation
Taken Yesterday.
Frankfort, Ky March 11. The first
move on the part of Governor Beck
ham toward the formation of a state
guard under his administration was
taken here today. City Cleik Ben Mai
shall circulated a paper and enlisted
the requisite number of men who arc
to compose a new company. The guns
for this company "have been provided
by citizens here, most of them being
Needle 'guns or Winchesters.
This afternoon u leport gained ctti
rency that Clovernor Taylor had given
his soldiers orders to arrest Governor
Beckham and other officers of the
Democratic, state government. On ac
count of this report the men enlisted
by Captain Marshall were assembled
at the city hall, armed and sworn In
as Bpeclal police for tho purpose of
protecting the Democratic officers who
are still quartered at the Capitol hotel,
A large number of citizens also volun
teered and were assigned to various
posts in the vicinity of the hotel to
offer a resistance In case the talked of
arrests w ere attempted. Govet not Tay
lor's soldiers, w ho aro on guard at the
state house, were lelnforued today by
the arrival of the Barbouisvllle com
pany of seventy-one men, all of whom
aie fully armed and equipped. More
1 1 oops aro looked for tonight. Tho
Plnevllle -id London companies aio
expected some time during le night
or tomorrow. Governor Bec.nani this
afternoon appointed Colonel Dnvld R.
Murray, of Clover Point, assistant ad
jutant general with the rank or col
onel and ho was sworn In.
The official announcement was inadn
that this aopolntment was only tem
porary. This was tegarded as signifi
cant, it being unclei stood that Colonel
Murray accepted the appointment on
account of the gravity of the political
situation, and with the understanding
1 that he could resign when the condi
tions in the state became moie quiet.
THE ALLEGED ASSASSINS.
Whittaker and Coulter Taken Back
to Shelbyville.
Frankfort, Ky March 11. Harland
Whittaker and W. W. Coulter, who
were confined In Jail heie, charged
with complicity in the assassination
of Goebel, were removed from the Jail
at an early hour this morning and
taken In a hack to Shelbyville, whcie
they were placed on n train and sent
to Louisville under a heav y guard.
It is understood they will bo kept
In the Louisville Jail till the April term
of circuit court, when they -will bo re
turned here for trial.
INSANE WOMAN'S DEED.
Cuts the Throat of Her Sleeping
Husband.
Jollet, 111.. March 11, Mis, John Gal
lagher, fifty years old, during a fit of
temporal y Insanity last night, arose
from bed, piocuied a razor and re
turned to the bedroom, where she cut
her husband's throat rioni ear to ear.
Ho died before the police arrived on
the scene.
The demented woman Is now con
find n Jail. Two small children wero
sleeping In nn adjoining room, but
were not molested. After killing her
husband. Mis. Gallagher went to a
neighbors house In her night clothes,
which weie saturated with blood, and
told them of her deed, Mr. Gallagher
was a well-known steel mill num.
Asphyxiated by Gas.
Philadelphia, "Maich 11 -John Vlcker
man. aged OS ears, anl John Ki until v.
tl yeais of uge, was i.sphyxiated by gas
early this morning In a lodging house, SIB
Kensington avenue. The men were un
der the Influence' of liquor when they
retired, and uro supposed to have either
blown out tho ll.iit of thu gas jet. or
after turning oil the gas, turned It on
ugaln,
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Secretary of War at Havana.
Havana, Maich 11. Secretary of War
Root was busy all tho morning leeelv
ing the heads of the various departments
of government, and conferring with them.
Collector Bliss, Major Ladd, Mrs. Rooso.
velt. Mrs, Chafes unci sonte members of
Secretary Root's party vihltcd Mono
Castlo and Cabanua forticss. General
Chafre leturned Admlial Farquahar's
call on behalf of Mr, Root.
WAR CL0DD
IN KENTUCKY
Democrats and Republi
cans Are Divided Into
Armed Factions.
BL00DSHBD THREATENED
Camped Around Governor Taylor
Home Are Nearly Two Hundred
Militiamen Well Provided with
Ammunition, While Democrats
Occupy the Corridors of the Cap
ital Hotel Will Resist Beckham'
Arrest. v
Frankfort, Ky., (March. 11. Th
Democrats and Republicans In Ken
tucky aro today, for tho first time sln'c
the present political complications! as
sumed acute form, divided Into two
armed and oiganlzed factions. Sur
rounding the capltol and the stata ex
ecutive building and camped In the
grounds around Governor Taylor's
home are uenily 200 state militia, well
provided with ammunition, while lr
the corridors of the Capitol hotel. In
which the Democratic! state executive
officers are located, and in the streets
adjacent to that building, are sixty
special officers and the men and boys
of a militia company that was organ
ized in Frankfoit today as the nucleus
of Governor Beckham's state guard,
'besides scores or more of heavily
armed citizens, partisans of the Demo
cratic claimant. Rumors reached the
Democratic leaders today that an at
tempt was to be made by the state
mllltla to take Governor Beckham into
custody, and inside of an hour after
the report was circulated a petition
had been circulated and signed by the
isqulslte number of men necessary to t
form a mllltla company. The men will
guard the Capitol hotel all night
against any possible attempt to aricst
Governor Beckham.
Only two days more remain 4for the
legislature to remain In session, but
tho developments of these two days are
looked forward to with apprehension
by leaders of 'both sides.
Cntin at Lexington.
Lexington, Ky., March 11. The Sab
bath clay brought a hopeful and en
couraging calm to tho storm, which
for tluee hours on Saturday night
threatened to burst with teirible fury;
over Lexington.
Judge George Denny, a prominent
Republican attorney, called on Powers
and Davis at the jail today fend 'was
closeted with them seveial hours. H
will represent them in whatever legal
steps aie taken. Hoth men are very
calm and have no fuither statement t
make than what was given out last
night.
Louisville, Ky March 11. Officers
fiom Frankfort arrived here about 8,39
o'clock tonight, having In custody
Harland Whittaker, who, a few days;
ago, was held for the grand Jury on
a charge of complicity in the assassina
tion of Governor Goebel: and W. N.
Coulter, w ho w as arrested on a slmllas
charge yesteiday.
Gov. Taylor Grants Pardons.
Louisville, Ky March 11. Accoid
Ing to a statement made by Governor
Taylor tonight to a icoresentatlve of
the Commetclal, he has granted a par
don to each of the prisoners for whom
warrants have been Issued, charging
them with being accessories to the as
sasslnatton of Governor Goebel, includ
ing Secretary of State Powers and ex
Secretary of State Finley. The gov
ernor said: "Believing that each of
them ate Innocent of any complicity
In the crime, and further believing
that the enormous toward will secure
the conviction of these men, however
Innocent, I deemed It my solemn duty
to issue paidons to them In order that
theso political conspirators might not
be- enabled to deprive thorn of their
liberty or their life. The guilty men
should be punishd; but designing men
controlling the courts should not be
enabled to shed the blood of innocent
men, und It It Is Jn my power to pre
vent it, I pledge myself in tho name
pf God and humanity that It shall not
be done."
Rev. Sheldon at the Helm.
Tbpeka, Kan., March 11. Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon, author of "In His Steps."
and other rellKlous stories, will tomor
row begin tho work of demonstrating his
Idea of what a newspaper should be. The
Hi st edition of tho Topeka Capital, under
tho direction of the preacher and novel.
1st, will nppcar Tuesday morning. To
morrow the work of getting out the
newspaper will begin. All of the Capi
tal's regular start of editors and report.
ers will be retained with tho slnglu ex
ception of Ueneial Hudson, editor lu
chief, who will take u week off. Vary
many rellsloiiH enthusiasts have offered
their servlcos to Rev, Sheldon as ie
potters, but all of these offets he baa de
clined. Steamship Arrivals.
New Yoik, .March It. At rived: Staten.
dam. Mobile Sailed: Astoria, from
Glasgow. New York, (Jueenstown
Sailed: Campania, from Liverpool, New
York. Uzard Pasu'd: Noordland, Ant
werp for New York; La Normaudle, New
York foi Havre.
WEATHER FORECAST,
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Wrhln:;ton, March 11. Forecast
- for Monday and Tuesday: Kait-
cin Pei.i.slanla Fair end colder -
Monday, Tiusday, tnir, warmsr; 4-
frerii northerly winds. 4-
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