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MILLIONS ARE
DESTROYED
BY FLAMES
Many Lives Lost and
Thousands Have Been
Made Homeless.
APPALLING LOSS IN CANADA
Tive Square Milos of Territory at
Hull and Ottawa Burned Over Two
Thousand Buildings Destroyed;
Seven Lives Lost; Seven Thousand
Men, Women and Children Are
Without Shelter Property Loss
Estimated at $17,000,000 Many
of tho Victims Are Poor and Have
Large Faniilies Losses by Forest
Fires Elsewhere.
Ottawa, April 27. Over live square
miles of tonltory burned over; more
than 2.000 buildings destroyed, seven
lives lout: seven thousand men. women
and ehlldien homeless, and property
loss of i 17.01)0,000. according to the
latent estimate injured for about half
Its value, nio the icsults as viewed lo
nlght of the destructive fire which
swept this city and Hull yesterday and
today Although under enntiol for
many hours, the flames weto not en
litely extinguished until about noon
today
The Dead.
The list of dead Is as follows:
MKn MINMU t OOK, aRCd 40 veais, ciematcd in
lie r mvii house.
JOII.N I'l MI'I.I. oar rcpilier, ruffooated in Can-
J'Ihii Pacific railrnid saids,
ril.ntliil. Pi;i:M:i, shoemaker, MifTocitrd
-tOIIN llf:. Hull, fiirtiun fur V.. It L'dd fc (".
INKMIWN M"v, fniiml dead in Mejcr bou-c,
Wrilinclni strut, Hull
MIS CMiKIVniON. Wcllitcton street. Iti.1l,
died (roin fiijilit. accd SO vcars.
A HM 1H.V. s jnn old. n of C'lnrlcs Uaudin,
llukr Mrcit, Hull.
A lcllef eommittee has been formed
by the citizens and this, together with
the catholic archbishops of. Ottawa
nnil Montreal, will make an appeal for
relief to the country. The most seri
ous pioblem that onnfionts Hull is
tiint of woik. The mijorltyf house
holders ,vho were burned out are poor
and hae large families. It Is not ex
pee tod that there 111 be employment
for a while and the way the poor are
going to leave in the meanwhile Is
drubtful. On the Ottewn side of the
river two-thirds of Iinlhouslo ward Is
devastated and an estimate by the
residents of the district places the
number who weie without roofs over
their homes last night in this dlstiict
at 5.000. The destioycd property in this
district Included some of the finest
icsidences In ttawa, as well as a
great many of the humblest. In this
Poetloii were the fine houses of the
Hon George U. Foster, Dr. Scott, J.
II Booth. A V. Fleck. Levi Crannetl,
Mr. McLsurin, .Martin & Warnock's
hie flour mill. Kikslno PreshyterHn
church. Somerset street bridge, the
Immense lumber plies along Division
Preston and Koehester streets. John
rinne, James Murphy. Mis. Catherine
Plnkney, Alexander Soulier, Mrs. A.
Rochester. Thomas A Cook. French
Presbyterian church, Udwnrd Foxton.
A. J. Warnock and Victoria brewery,
all of which have dlsappeated. The
Ottawa niectrle company will be a
very heavy loser.
An approximate value of their prop
erty dcstioyed Is placed at $300,000.
The Ottawa Electric Light company
had six power houses. There was one
central or distributing power house,
and the other five were auxiliary or
BUb-statlons. Of these sub-station?
only one, that operated by steam, re
mains, the other four belnr destroyed.
The central power house and the
steam auxlliaiy station were only s'iv?d
after a hard tight by the directors and
employes.
Burned to Ashes.
Tho tire area was lewed by hun
dieds of, people this afternoon and
evening. One of the most remarkable
things about the sad scene was that
no smoke was to he seen. There were
no half-burned hunldlngs or smoulder
ing logs anywhere. Kvorythlng that
the fire touched was buinel tu ashes.
All of Hull's principal buildings, with
the exception of the Catholic church,
arc things of the past. The building
lost ate valued at J2.70O.000, md of
this amount over $1, 000,000 may be put
down as a loss. Then in stockB, fi
tures, equipment, household etfocts
and wearing apparel, there is a Iocs
of neatly $3,000,000. The vast piles . t
lumber which went up In smoke may
be reckoned at $2,000,000 more.
Belief of Fire Sufferers.
The government, nt a cabinet meet
ing today, decided to give $100,000 to
relievo the sufferers of the Ottav r
and Hull flic. Ten thousand doilaia
will be given for immediate use. The
city council has decided to give $U),0w
Town Wiped Out.
Harrlsburg. April 27. Thu little town
of Laurel Forge, Cumberland county,
was almost wiped out of existence to
nlFht by tire. Fourteen t veilings, two
barns and two large lc houses, the
latter owned by the Low Ice company,
were destroyed Foiest dreg In th-i
vicinity caused the conllagratlon. The
loss Is estimated nl ?J0,000, partial In
surance. Timber Lands in Waste.
Dubois. Pa., April 27. Fanned by ter
rific winds, forest fires have roped
fiercely all over this region today, und
thousands of acres of timber land
have been laid waste. Along the rail,
roads fiom here to Johnsonburg, a dis
tance of forty mllea north, neatly every
acre of woodland has been burned over.
Hundreds of men have been out during
the afternoon to prevent the .destruc
tion of buildings. South and west of
here there has been similar scenes of
destruction, many places tho fire ran
over dry fields, nnd everywhere farm
ers were compelled to watch their
buildings nnd to subdue the Arcs as
they started from the sparks that filled
tho nlr. At Uathmel, five miles from
here, tho Hall Lumber company lost
their outlying tramways and had hard
work to uavc their lumber and mill.
Incalculable Loss nt Huntingdon.
Huntingdon, Pa., April 27. The for
est llrcs In this county are-so extensive
that tho density of the accompanying
smoke obliterates objects a quarter of
a mile from the observer. The valu
able timber of Jack?, Terrace and TU3
seys mountains and Warriors and
Chestnut ridges Is being consumed by
the flames, which hip also entailing nu
Incalculable loss to thu farming com
munity in the destruction of outlying
fences. The flies were all purposely
started by bark peelers, for whom
the county authorities are vlgoiously
searching.
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FLOODS AT WACO.
Reports of Death and Destruction
Come from Every Direction Many
Persons Perish.
Waco, Texas, April 27. The heaviest
rain In fifteen years fell In Waco and
vicinity this afternoon. Reports of
death and destiuctlon arc coming from
cveiy direction.
Hetween eight nnd ten persons have
been drowned within the city limits of
Waco, and searching parties, headed
by the lire department, nrn out looking
for the drowned. So far the bodies of
two white women, mother and daugh
ter, and one negro have been tccov
ered. They are Mrs. Nancy Caudle and
Miss Clara Caudle and Fiank Walker
The water is so high that progress Is
slow In the seaich for the dead. Boata
are being used in the principal sheets
on the south side to take people to
places of safely. In the basement of
the Provident bank buildlng.the largest
and finest building in the oily, water
stands four feet deep.
A report fiom Rockdale .states that
the mines at that place were Hooded
this afternoon by the high water,
drowning four men.
THE QUEEN'S RETURN.
Thousands Witness the Landing at
Holyhead.
Loudon, Apill 27. Thousands of per
sons this morning witnessed the land
Inr of tho iuen nt Holiiinad. where
she arrived yesterday on her return j
trom Ireland. The myal special train
started southwards at 11 o'clock, amidst
an enthusiastic reception. Her mnjestj,
left Chester amid loud dueling- and
the singing of the national anthem b;
some four thousand children, wno had
been mustered on the platform. Gieet
Ings of n similar character were given
wherever the train made a slop. The
queen anlved at Windsor castle nt 5.23
p. m.
Loudon, April 27. Loid Uoscbery.
proposing the health of the queen this
evening at the bannuet nf ihi rati-
Liberal club to the Australian dele- I
gates, said: "Never before In the
course of her reign has the queen ex
erted herself so much as she has dur
ing the last few months. Never before)
has she borne so great a stress and
strain, owing to tho varying events of
the war In South Africa, and there
foie she has never before received, to
so marked a degree, evidences of the
gratitude and loyalty of her subjects."
In tho course of a speech on "The
Commonwealth of Australia," he ie
fened to the Canadian commonwealth '
and to the widespread sympathy of '
the people of Great P-rltaln for tho
people of Ottawa in their present dls
tiess.
WANT GOTTFRIED EXPELLED.
Press of Trujlllo Desire That the
Wilkes-Barrean Leave Peru.
Lima, IVru, via Galveston, April 27.
The press of Trujlllo. capital of the de
partment of Llbertad. together with
the pa pet h of that district generally,
calls upon the Peruvian government to
expel fiom the cnurtry Mi. Ed. Gott
filed, formeil Tnited States consular
agent nt Tiujlllo The demand for ex
pulsion Includes his l othei. also.
Mr. Edward Oottfr.el at one time
n resident of Wilkes-Iiarre. Pa., Mho
was appointed United States consular i
ngent at Trujlllo, in 18S5, was seized '
by Peruvian i evolutionists In the sum-1
mer of 1S9S and subjected to tortuie,
his house at Huamaohueo belni? at the I
same time sacked and destroyed He
piotested nnd declared his immunity
as an American citizen, but his assail
ants demanded that he produce 5,000
holes (between $3,500 nnd $4,000). to
gether with 25 rides within a quarter
of an hour, under penalty of chastise
ment In what are called In Peru the
"Hying stocks." On replying that he ,
was unable to comply, he was knocked
,1..... 1,.. 1., a '
wuwu uy u uiinv jruiu u gun anu over
powered, after he was subjected to tor
turo, Steamship Arrivals.
New York, April 27. Urited: Furst llUmartk,
fiom llamburitj Lucinla, Lhrrrool, Clcarcvli
Tme, (ienoi and Naples; Statuidam, Itortcrdam
la PouloKne. Movillc Sailed: Ktlilopla, (roin
fildscim, New York. Merxt Sailed! Cewe,
New York. Dierliourg Sailed! Kaiser Fried
ilih frcm HamliuiK and Southampton, New
Yirk. Q leenstottii .irled. Campania, Now
York for Umpool and proceeded Llrar'i
rasifli l.i GawoBne, New Y'ork for Havre. Iiie
of Wlf,ht Pawed! llotlerdam, Itotlerdara for
New York.
Increase of Railroad Stock.
riiibdrlphlJ, April 27. A upeclal meeting of
the itixkholdini ot the Northern Central Itall
way toinpjny vat hihl in the ottices of the
l'oim)hnU Itallroad company today. A reso
lution mthorlilni; an increjue of tho capital
ttwk from 1'AMJ haiej to VIO.OOO nharea, par
wlue, V, vis adopted,
Bip; Bicycle Meet.
toulsUlle, Ky., April 27. A hig cjcle meet
under lo auplce cf tho National Cycling al
location uill he held at Fouutain Ferry Park
tomorrow. All the ryrle craika. Including IWJ,
t'oopu. Hirer, Mael'arland, Kimble and fitevem,
nill compete In the tarious ram.
ilkR. SMITH TALKS
ON EXPANSION
ELOQUENTADDRESS AT GRANT'S
BIRTHDAY BANQUET.
The Postmaster Genoral Talks to an
Audience of Distinguished Persons.
An Eloquent Presentation of the
Situation as Regards to tho Ques
tion of Territorial Occupation Ad
vance of American Prestige and
Power Has Come Without Solicita
tion. Pittsburg, April 27. The fourteenth
annual banquet of the Auiericus Re
publican club of this city ni4'ommin
oration of the birth of Geneinl f S
Grant was held at, the Hotel Pchenly
tonight and was In many respects I hi
most successful cur yet given by th"
famous organization.
The guest of honor was Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, widow of the great sol
dier and statesmen and among tho
other distinguished personages present
weie Postmaster General Charles K ro
oty Smith. Congressman Robert W
Cousins, of Iowa: Senator M. A Han
na, of Iowa; Governor il. W. Atkin
son, of West Virginia; Colonel James
K. Ramett. of I'onnsylxanla, and Char
lea I Dick, of Ohio.
Thlrtj -eight tables, with covets fot
five hundred, were arranged about the
speaker's table, which occupied the
center of the loom Seated In tho bal
cony, at tho north end of the hall,
was Mts. Grant, and a reception com
mittee of twenty-live prominent Pitts,
burg ladles; It was the inltisthe ap
pearance of ladies at these annual
dinners and the first time that Mr J.
Grant lias attended a banquet glvm
In honor of her husband, although
ftequently invited to such functions.
It was after !) o'clock before the
guests sat down to dinner and at 11.15
o'clock the speaking began. Hon.
Chatles Kmory Smith, postmaster gen
eral, lesponded to the first toast, "Na
tional Developments."
Mr. Smiths Speech.
Mr Smith said:
f.'re.it names an the richest lecades ot a
pvopk The livc.t of great men tjpifj and illu
mine the lite of the mtinn Their Klolnc story
makes its inspiring epu. Wc rightli deduat'e
their lilrllidajn not onlj to pcrnonal homage, but
to national rcle- acd retlcitlnn.
Hie name of firant in einhrined among our
immortals. The lapse of time only evulls his
deathless time. He Inuirinted the nigged, reso
lute, moulding character of the mcriran peo
ple. He trjutalliml the genius of their salng
sen,. He Impersonated their patriotism, their
tenacity and their unfaltering devotion to clulj.
He breathed Ills nun heroic qunllij In burning
words of unconquerable pitrpo-e that gleamed
thiougb the gloom of nlplit like m.-teors. He
took the chh.ilrous but leadcrlcis armies of the
l ntun and II them to new hope and ghiry
and triumph. It i HI that In honoring his mem
orv we should dwell on the theme of the na
tional greatne".
Tho nation be smed was preierved for a glor
ious ml'slon. Its early liistors was a liNtur.i- of
iumtant expansion wniliingtnn bad been p'rcsl.
dint onli three jears when the foundations wr,.
laid through the dlscmery of the Columbia mer
in 17W foi the acquisition of Oiegon. Onlj
elcien j ears liter .Tifferson doubled the domain
of the republic liy the brilliant Louisiana pur
chase. It was only klvtetn jears aftemaru that
our flag w.ued over the land of fruit nnd flower3
through the cession of Florida Another twentj
die sears girdled the broad plains of Tci.
Three jears more witnessed our epanion ocer
the goldeu treasures of California, and fle jcar
later ad-led the Ruldsen purchise. fter an in- I
tinal of only fourticn eirs vie once more ex
pinded over the frozen fields of tlaska.
from that time en we made no territorial
extension until the annexation of Ihnail and
the acquisitions growing out of the '-pantsh war
In our pievious history the longest interval ot
lion expansion had been twenty live vevrs and the
average interial was only twelve jcirs. Our fath
irs were not afriid of expanjion 1hv expected
the republic to grow. They accepted Its logical
advance. But after that period of ficquent ex
pansion nearly a third of a century pissed be
fore we inide these lat additions to our domain.
Iluring thlt time wc have had a material erovvlh
which is without a parallel in the history of the '
world. Our popubtion has nore than douhlrd
and our industries have quadrupled Our national
wealth has mi itipliul three (old, and our amaz
ing producing power his ionic to equal one
half that cf all the rest ot the world put to
gether. Our Fathers Sought Expansion.
Could this crcat internal upbuilding go on
without requiring evteinal development? Could
this nation grow fisler than ever before, and
fa-ier than nnv othei nitlon bi" ever grown.
without l ad.ng to extension? Yet, lli?nri we
had gone for more than thirty jears without any
cnlirsuneut of our boundaries, wc did not aim
at these recent acquisitions. Our fathers went
foith expiesslr to secure great r terrltorj. They
eltliberatelj sought expansion I)ut we did not
seek vvlut has come to us. It has come as the
Inescapable consequence of the war. It has eonie
with the responsibility of our matchless nue- ,
ces, and tint responsibility we shall not shirk
It lias eonie with the glorious advan-e of xmerl-e-an
prestige and power In the world, with the
obligations which we could not have avoided
without dishonor and eowardlee, nnd that duty to
ourselves and to civlllration the American people
will bravely ind manfully accept.
Uut while these new acquisitions did not come
of our seeking, they are eminently of our serv
ing They are directly In the line of our indls.
pcmable commercial development. Porto Kico
as our posnes'lon and Cuba as our ward Bland
at the gateway of the Caribbean sea and tho
Isthmian tinal, which open the tradi of South
America Hawaii and the. Philippines command
the Pacific and the orient. There is a destiny
hejond our own volition in this history. Our
previous cxparsions w re contiguous and contin
ental Then we wanted room Now wc want
commerce Then we wanted land for Industrial
upbuilding Now we want the sea and sa foot
holds for commercial communication The on
ward march of tho republic has been In tha
lino of logical development. First the Immedi
ate and proximate expansion needed for the
ireallon of a mighty nation of unbound 'd re
aources, and now the lemoter expansion needed
as the key to the necessarj commercial out
lets for n productive power which stands un
ilvaled In all the world. We did not feck or
dream of these additions, but if the most pres
cient statesmanship had planned them they could
not have been more opportune or b-tter selected
In the unfolding of our national part in the ad
vance of commenc anil civilization.
Liberty nnd Enlightenment.
Wc shall give' our new peoples liberty, good
government anj enlightenment beyond anything
they have ever liefure enjoyed. V shall take
them by tho hand and lead them forward on the
pathwajs of progreu and prospentj. Hat the)
are not jet prepared tor absorption in our politl
eal sjsteiu. They mult have the largest free
dom without impairing mu own. Our nolle i-on
stitutlon Is fully udapted to the new require
ments. It has stood every test In the post It
carried Jefferson against hit own doubts through
the Louisiana purchase. It carried the Union
through its supreme trial. It is no less equal
to tho demands of this hcur. U anna congress
with full llbeity md power to legislate as justlco
and vvUdom shall dictate for our new possessions,
In the exercise of that ower congress Is hound
bv tb limitations tf the charter of the union
of states.
Starting out as we are on tho new pathway,
Queenly Sympathy Solaces Biitain's Returning Wounded.
Victoru,.iy,alnst the aJv ice oilier physicians, insists upon not sparing herself where she can comfort the heroes who are streaming
hick from South A'rtca bearing the marks ot Boer accuracy o( rifle aim. The above photograph. Just at hand, shows ths Queen com
forting the vvouiidexl in Woolwich Hospital.
the final action reached bj' congicss in the case
of Porto Itico is liitali ulahlv valuable in its
settlement of pilncip'c and poliov 1 lie universal
sentiment of the eountry for the largest gen
erosltj to the siiffning brothers of Porto ltleo
wa iinmeii'elv credilnldc to the heart of the
Amernan people. I am proud of the noble im
pulses of mj- eouiitrjnun, and I am proud of the
deliberate and caretullj- considered action of
congress. It was more liberal than the people
.ikcd It gave the largest measure of generosity
ever given hj am- government to anj people. It
was far more munificent than if it had extended
our own laws. At the same time, while reliev
ing the Porto Itieans of alt burdens and showrr
ing benefits upon the in, it did not fill Into the
mistake of stripping congicss of authority to
deal with each situation as its own conditions
require, and the nialntenincc of that authority is
supremely important in the future direction of
this great probb m
When the appluubc following the
postmaster general's address subsided
Tnastmnster Htirlelgh Introduced Con
gressman Itobert C Cousins, who re
sponded to the toast "Grin'," the re
sponse was a glowing tribute to the
memory of the gteat man, dm Ing the
delivery the llsteneis were treived to
tearr nnd to outbutsts of patriotic ap
plause. The venerable widow. In her
rather secluded position on the mez
zanine floor, was visibly affected.
PORTO RICO'S GOVERNOR.
Mr. Allen Arrives at San Juan on
the U. S. S. Dolphin Much Pleased
at the Pi aspect. '
San Juan, Potto Hleo, April 27. The
United States ship. Dolphin, bearing
Mr. Charles Herbert Allen, the newly
appointed civil governor of Porto Kico,
chopped anchor at San Juan at 10
o'clock this morning, as did also the
Ti.lted States armored rrulser New
York, the United States battleship
Texas and the United States, gunboat
Machius.
General Davis, military governor,
visited Mr. Allpn on boaid the Dol
phin nnd the party then went ashore,
the wui ships, meanwhile firing a salute
of seventeen guns and the band play
ing "Borinquen," the Porto Itico na
tional air. A crowd of 3,000 persons
witnef-teel the landing.
Mr. Allen then entered a carrlige
and diove to the executive mansion,
precede I by troops and followed by a
sifuad of police. He constantly raised
his hat to the throng that lined the
sidewalk.
Mr. Allen took breakfast with Gen
eral Davis, and. with his family, will
remain ns ..n; guest of tieneral DivH I
Indefinitely. Few representative citi
zens wete pres-ent at the landing, the
throng being composed largely of mlel
e'Je class people.
In the eorrse nf a brlff interview
Mr. Allen said that It was too eaily
for him to talk of government affairs
and that he had formed no outline of
policy. He desires to settle the details
of the new regime ns soon as possible
nnd will remain here conferring with
General Davis until the arrival of the
new appointees.
He had a pleasant x.ojage and ex
pressed himself as pleased by his brief
experience of Porto Rico.
LACKAWANNA DIRECTORS MEET
Nothing- Done That Would Be of Lo
cal Interest.
The directors of the Lackawanna
road met yesteiday In New York, b'lt
what they did was evidently not of
nny gteat moment, as there was noth
ing sent out about it. President Trues
dale was not at the meeting, bvlni;
on a tour of the York state dlvHions.
He came to this city on the Comet at
7.30 o'clock last evening with Trnffl'
Manager Caldwell and Superintendent
of Transportation Daly and remained
over night at the Jermyn.
To a Tribune reporter, President
Truesdale said he had received a brief
telegraphic leport of the directors'
meeting, but there was nothing In It
that would be of local Interest.
Corporations Chartered.
liarritburg, April 27. Charter were issued by
the state department today to the following cor
porations! The Spilng Drook Creamery company,
Tanners Tails, Wayne county! capital, eJ,500
Tho ltilcv v llio Creamery company, Ittleyville;
eipltal $1 Cfk). North fid Ijncl company, Scott
dale: capital, $J0,OO) Monongahela House corn
pan). Pittsburg! capital, lO.O'JO. Ijlce Lodore
Improvement company, Scranton, capital $150,.
IXV). Williams Valley DaiiW, Wllllamstownj capl
tal, VAHW.
Dover. Pel,, April 2", The Wjoming Tele
phone company, of iuns.hann.ocs., Pa., capital,
$l(W,000, was Incorporated hero today.
Arhor Day In Pennsylvania.
Harrlsburg, Pa., April 27. Arbor day is being
appropriately observed throughout this itate
today.
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Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, April 27i Pensions: Increase,
Isaac Croft, Scranton, fit.
ANOTHER CHINESE
CRISIS AT HAND
THE EMPBESS DOWAGER PLOT
TING ANOTHER COUP.
Powers Ready for Concerted Action
to Prevent It Chinese Press Fears
Era of Bloodshed Mandarins nnd
Hunanez Troops Ready to Rise.
United Action of England, Amer
ica and Japan Viewed as Only
Solution of Troubles in Pnr East.
Yokohama, April 7, via San Fran
cisco. April "1. The flurry over the
Masampo Incident and the feais of
Russian encroachments in Corea aie
today overshadow ed by tidings which
Indicate the approach of auothef crisis
In China. It is evident that tho em
press downger contemplates another
coup, and it Is believed thSj the west
ern powers are resolved by concerted
action to prevent 11. That Is indicated
by the presence of their fleets.
The China Gazette in a recent edi
torial declared that "If the present
policy of the empress dowager. Inspired
by her evil udvlscrs, Kan? Yi, Prince
Chlng, LI Hang Chang nnd Hsul Tong
on the one hand, nnd by the Russian
and other continental political wire
pullers on the other. Is not speedily
restrained, an era of widespread horror
and bloodshed Is Imminent."
Kven many of the mandarins, In al
most all the provinces, and most cer
tainly In those of middle and south
China, are said to be icady to ilse and
throw off the strangling yoko that
binds them.
That the present feiment Is wide
spread is evident, not only fiom the
actual ilistut banccs and insurrections
In various parts of the empire, but In
the disaffection among the Hunanez
tioops, tho only teal fighting men In
China. It is. only with extteme diffi
culty that they are kept In leash and
restrained from attacking the .tto
gant Manchus. upon whom the em
press and her party icly for their
power.
Pioblem to Be Solved.
Ilchiud all the distuibances and In
trigues which threaten to Involve east
ern Asia In a war It Is quite natural to
expect that Japan sees the hand of
Russia. Attention Is therefore turned
to the necessity for some concerted ac
tion on the part of England, America
nrJ Japan. It Is believed thlt almost
anything In the way of a Joint deter
mination on the part of tho powers
would speedily and effectually solve
tho eastern problem. Indeed, It Is now
looked upon as the only resource for
tho restoration of peace to unhappy
China. No actual alliance, offensive o
defensive, Is needed.
The assemblage of a large American
fleet at Yokohama, in view of the ex
igencies of the new situation, is looked
upon as having some significance. The
Oregon has been here for some time,
and within the last week the Brooklyn
and Concord have arrived, the three
ships attracting much attention and
unstinted admiration. The Newark,
Yosemlte. Baltimore and New Orleans
are pxpeeted soon. The foreign com
munity Is keen to note the contiast
between this impressive display and
that of the time not long ago when the
sole repiesentatlve of the American
navy In these waters was the old side
wheeler Monocncy.
The naval manoeuvres of the Japan
ese tleet are now progressing In tho
Indian sen, the original Intention of
holding them In the Corea Straits hav
ing been abandoned, It Is said, out of
consideration to Russia. No foreign
ers are allowed to witness them, but
at their conclusion there Is to bo a
grnnd review of the ships In the har
bor of Kobe, where all who desire may
see the evidence of Japan's growth as
a naval power since the close of the
Chinese war.
Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested.
Towanda, April 27. United States olHcera to
day arrested Stanley J. Powers, 00 vears old,
living nearly lilac k Walnut, on tho charge of
counterfeiting. A number of moulds and somj
metal were found in the house, Some years ago
Powers served twelve ears for murder. It is
thought tnat he la the last of the gang that has
made much bogus money In this count the last
tvv.o jeuri.
Postmaster Confirmed.
Washington, April 27, The senate today con
firmed the following nominations of Pennsylvania
portmasterat S, A. Smith, Indiana; .1. E. Ru
pert, Conneautv-Ule; J. II. Urubaker, ElUaheth
town; A. I. JJolger, Piiilfpshurg; U M. Alleman,
Littlestown; O. V. Hestlicote, lllen Rock! W. II.
Flora, Wrightsville; Knraa Lobb, Luzerne; 11.
D. Allen, lloncadale.
THE NEWS THIS MOUXINU
Weather Indications Toiay:
SHowens probable.
1 General The South vfilcan War.
Heavy Losses b Cnnidl.ui 1'ne.
riurles Knory Smith Speaks at 1'itt-burg.
Another Crisis .it ll.,ud in China.
Senator Suit vdmltted.
2 i.iiirril- Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Flninti.ll and lomnrrii.il.
3 General-The World of Sport.
Theatrical f!osip
i editorial.
News and Comment.
5 lxcal Social ami Personal,
line Woman's Views.
6 Inal-Cost of denning Street'
Court Proceedings.
Tine Ilrook Mine In lupger. ,'
7 I.ocal I.nrge fenrment Kire.
f ountj Examinations.
Address by Hcv. Atvvccd.
8 Local West Scranlcn and suhuiban.
0 Hound About the County.
10 Storj "Her Little Itomanec."
IVniisj'n Washington Gosaip.
11 Local -Sunday Sehocl Lessen for Tomorrow.
Religious XewH of the Week.
M Local- Live Industilal News.
SENATOR SCOTT
IS ADMITTED
Senato in Executive Session Ratifies
the Treaty with Spain The House
Breaks All Records by Pnssinj
Ninety-One Private Pension Bills.
Committee on Commeice Directs
Favorable Report on Brosius Bill.
Washington, Apill 27. The senato
today voted upon the lesoiution du
ctal lug Nathan B. Scott ti I) mtltled
to his seat In the senue fiom West
Virginia. The number of votes in tho
negative was only three. Mr. Chandler
gave notice that ho would e-ill the
case of Senator Clark, of Montana, on
Wednesday of next week, but Intimat
ed that he would not prebs considera
tion until senators could have time to
read tho testimony In the case. Tha
Alaskan and cotton claims hills also
wtie considered.
The senate In executive se.sslon to
day ratified the tieaty with Spain, ex
tending for six months the time in
which Spanish residents of the Philip
pines may decide whether they wl'l
rctnuln subjects of Spain or become
citizens of the Philippines. Senator
Davis explained brieily the provisions
of th tieaty and It was accepted
without debate.
In the House.
The house broke all records today
by passing 01 piivate pension bills.
Among them was one to pension at tho
rate of $40 a month for the widow ot
tho lato Colonel John M. Stotsenburg,
of the First Nebraska, who was killed
In the Philippines. The conference re
port on tho Hawaiian government bill
was adopted.
The house committee on commerce
today directed a favorable report on
what Is known as the Brosius bill,
"for preventing the adulteration, mis
branding and Imitation of foods, bev
erages, candles, dtug. and condiments)
in the restrict of Columbia and the
territories and for regulating Inter
state tiafflc theieln, and for other
purpnsep."
Also the bill "to Incorporate the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers."
Tho Brosius bill Is nn extensive
measure, providing for a division of
chemistry ot the agricultural depart
ment to make analysis nnd inspection
of food nnd drug products, prohlbitliir;
foreign Importation of adulterated or
mlsbranded food or drug products and
giving detailed ptovlslons for prevent
ing adulterations.
New York Central's New Fast Train.
New York, April 27 Peerlnnlng tomorrow a
number of mw trains will he put In service bv
the Vandcihllt lines A new fast train between
St. Louis and New- York will he run via the llii;
Four, the Lak. Shore and the New Vn i Cen
tral, and two new fast trains will he put en he
twren this city and Chicago. Tho St. Isuit
train will make the distance Intw-sen tlcvelaul
and St. Louis In thirteen and tVco ipiartir
hours, which Is two bouts faster thin tn pres
ent time. An entirely new equipment his been
put on this train.
An Oleomargarine Bill.
Washington, April 27 Senator Scott today In
troduced a bill spceifvlnv the manner in which
oleomargarine shall l-o marked, and requiring
wholesale dealers to keep books containing a
record of the transactions, which arc to be al
wavs open to the Inspection of the Internal rcvo
nue collectors.
CAPABLE
SUCCESSOR
TO JOUBERT
General Louis Bollia Dis
plays Insight and
Quick Decision,
THE BOERS OUT OF REACH
It May Now Bo Assumed That th
Retreating Commandoes Have Got
ten Safely Away with tho Trans
port Advance on Prototla Has Not
Begun Muffled Complaints Aro
neard Against Oeneral Roberta,
Boer Raids Bid Fair to Keep Brit
ish Away from Pretoria.
London, April 27, , a. m. In Com
mandant Oeneral Unils Hotlia they
Boet.s appear to have found a capabla
successor to Joubert. As the result ofi
his insight and quick decision. It may
be assumed now that the retreating!
commandoes have gotten safely away,
with the transport.
It is 1 1 lie that Iaoid Robotls' ells
patches leave much unsaid as to tho
whereabouts of the forces other than
ofCienetnl French nnd Oeneral Hundle.
Nothing is said about the troops of
tleneial Itrnbant, Pole-Carevv, Hart
and Chermside, but tho indications
fiom All wnl North show that several
small commandoes are still hovering In
the vicinity of Sptlngflcld, causing a
coitaln amount of danger, nnii the ad
vices from Dewetsdorp, outlining tho
duties of fji-neral Chermside, justify)
the conclusion that It will still be nec
essary to employ a considerable body
of troops to keep the Tree State cleat'
of Boers.
The position Is that the Boers, who
began their raid a month ago by com
pelling Colonel Urnaelwood to retire In
Bloemfonteln, have now gotten safely
away to the northward, practically
without loss, but with the advantage
of seven British guns, together with a
hundred prisoners captured.
Meanwhile, the advance to Pretoria
has not begun Small wonder Is It that
muflled compl ilnts and criticisms ares
beginning to be heard here and thero
against Lord Roberts. Two-thlrds of
his entire force have been employed In
effecting this small satisfaction, and
tho probability is that the whole forco
mu't again bo concentrated on Bloem
fonteln before the main advance be
gins. As similar raids on the British
communications ure likely to be re
peated, it Is evidently still a far cry to
Pietoria.
The significance of Oeneial Hunter'3
division going to Klmbeiley, wherei
mounted tioops me also arriving dally,
is now said to be a serious attempt to
deal with the stiong Boer forces on tho
Vnal liver, now tlueatenlug to retako
Baikly, and then an endeavor to re
lieve Mafeklng. It will be home in
mind that Oeneral Hunter paid a hur
ried visit to Lord Itobeits at Bloem
fonteln. French at Thaba N'chu.
London, Apill 27 f 11 p. m.). The wan
oflico hns Issued the following from
Loid Robeits, elntcd Bloemfonteln,
Krldny, Apill 27:
"Oeneral Krench reached Thaba,
N'chu this morning with cavalry, lfu '
met Oenetal Ian Hamilton and General
Smith Donlen's brigade theie.
"The enemy were still holding tha
eastern outlet of the town and Oen
ernl Krench nnd General Hamilton
weie pioceecllng to turn them out.
"General Rundle's division was eight
miles south of Thaba N'chu last even
ing. "Additional casualties thus far te
ported. "Oeneral Ian Hamilton's mounted In
fantry, Lieutenants Bany nnd Hill,
wounded, both of Marshall's hoise, tha
former severely, the latter slight.
"A patrol from Bethulic i-ame across1
a body of tho enemy on Smithfleld road
Apill 23. Piivate King, of the Prlnco
Alfted guards, was killed, and two of
the Royal Scots seivlco corps were
taken prisoners.
"The Yeomanry cavaliy, under Oen
eral Brabzon, nfter reconnolterlng na
far as Wepener, returned to Uevvets
dorp this morning."
DIED ON A TRANSPORT.
General Shatter Repot ts Deaths on
the Sherman.
Washington. April 27. Oeneral Shat
ter icpotted to the war depaittnent
today that tho following soldlerB had
died on the transport Shetman which
arrived today at San Francisco from.
Manila: Fiank L. Lake, sergeant, IL
Thirteenth infantry, Frederick A. Mil
ler, prlvute, t Fourteenth Infantry:
Charles H. Stewart, private, M, Sev
enth cavalry. Homer H. Bateman. pii
vate, II, Thirty-ninth Infantry; Archie
Byers, private), A, Fouiteenth Infantry.
The Sheiman also biought ISO Kick
soldiers; 152 general prlsonets and a
number of military possengeis.
Men Succeed Boys.
PltUbursr. April 27. Tim places of the iwy
strikers who vvcic employed as riveters In thu
Pressed Steel ( jr ionipani'8 works were taken
by men toda and the plant is nmnlnfr almost
In full, aeccndluK in a slalnjnent of tho oflleials
of tho eompjiij. Tho strike is nut regarded as
serious and It is thought the bo.vs will return
to work neU wick.
WEATHER FORECAST.
4- 4-
4- Washington, April 27. Koree ast for Sat- 4-
-4- unlay nnd Sunday: Eastern I'trmsjl -
-4 vanla -I'artlv eluudj Saturda) j probably --
4- nhowers Sun"1';; fresh northerly winds. 4-
4- -f 4 4- t