. IsYTTffT h'rki f . "'.Tns-' " ;,J " k't'W "C'JvVl'fYt . i r Sfributte. crmtton rj"gg fKTJH Te r maviyim uaiii.-u Di.ruvivn Till.' r.nwin u ri-- Nl-WS M-UVtCli OP TMIi ASSOCIATim PKP.SS. TH!' r.KHATliST NM-AVS APiliNCY IN TMli WORLD. iT!iMfiBBAJWmw 4W: .. .v....... r:. - - -, . .... .: . TWO CENTS. SCRANTOX, PA., .MOXI MOHNINU. IWmtCARY IT,, 100.1. TWO CENTS. LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS The Record of the 56th Scs&lons 8 Now Practlcallu Gomnlcted. An Eventful Gathcrlno. WORK ACCOMPLISHED While Lacking: the Tin HI of Excite ment Incident to the Tciloil of the War with Spain, It Has Inheiltcd Much of the Woik of Ptcconstiuc tion nntl Has Been Obliged to Ar range the Expense Made Necessaiy by tlio War Tho Question of Deal ing with Our New Insular Posses sions One of the Most Puzzling, Pouus nf Government Desiied The Army Reorganization. n Will' fiom Tlir A-."i Ml tl ifi Washington. Fob. 24. Tin1 locnd nf Fifty-sixth congress "s row ptu. -illy completed and although u few- I UMiitlint lllt'llSUtl'S ro Mill In the .lance It Is po-slble tn take -i survsy the wide range Dj" legisiuMini coti- - i cil iiiul cuticle. i Itlllti tb' two - chills comprising Hie congress now I'liwlmr to ll dose. Jt 1ms b-'oti mi lit Till congress In inaiiy 1 i-nj is, nn-l although lacking tin tlulll ami ;- It ini'iil Incident to tho iiorlml of tin1 wnr with Spain, yet it Inhciltcil much if the work nf n-constructlon ami cx- r use made lit ssary by the events of t' it wnr. t'hlef iiuiMiij' these ciiu-h-' 'ins growing "Ut nf tin- win has boon ti iittltutli' nf tho government toward "ii- new Innular possessions. While 1 is uile-Hon Is still upon to some o.v i in yot tho piosont congress had p.i-sei iiiion one nf lis most hupoilnut i i i-om bv enacting a law for u eoni i i- Jurm nf government fur I'm lo lii.n, legislative, executive iilnl Jllill .il. together with ll i-niuprcheuslvu i' mi nf laislng revenues for tl-e hiatal. Tin- status of tho J'hlllpplnes has boon i uuf.i llhi'-r source of tlohato In both ' amlios nf congress, particularly in tin- senate. KesolUtloilS nf criticism .i ut 1 n 1 1 1 1 i i y hne boon discussed at ii m h loimth but with little tauslbl' li'xiilt. At tin' first session Senator s innnor proposed a. brief lneamne eon tl mlug tho president's iiiitlin'.itv to shape Ibo affiili.s nf tho Island until mugies had passed finally upon ques tions idatlng to their political status. Tlil. nrnposltloii In an amended form ii is now boon Knitted niion tho army ii'pioprliitlnn bill, although i" Is yot i'i ln ilotorinlnoil v.liothpi' th prov is. in will bo accepted by either or both ionises. Cuban Icaistation has boon In ilii'Minio ponding; ihe action nf ilio iifili utlmiiil convention of Cuba In ii. lining tho oniif.rlttulon of fhv island. Viiiitlu'r Impoit.int aphlevt'inent In lu-iii.il- legislation Is that of enacting a I m giving Hawaii a complete form of i i-i-itnriul govur.inicnt with an Insu 'h loglslatiiiv and judiciary, a gov- innr. rliiisou f i om Hawaii and a dele-u.iii- in the iiuu.s of roiireontnthos. Tills law pas.-ol at fie llrst Posslon, Ii is bi-'cnnip .so far cffi.,'tlvo that the HPioud session haw the appoaianee of thn delegate from Hawaii. Mv. AVllcnx. who Is tho llrst olllelal repiesentntivo mi the Hour nf oougrfchs frnm bne of tho Island possessions of tho Vnlteil States. A 1'oito JSico ciiiniul.ssloner, 3Ir. DegPtau, also has been accredited. to "Washington under the law pasted at tho lb. st session. Work Accomplished. In actual work accomplished tho llf 1 j -sixth coiiRi-vhH baa mi exceptionally largo record. Aside from the Vorto lSienn and Hawaiian acts alieady men tinned, this congress lias passed a ttnanclal law establishing n permanent gold reserve of about $15O.O00,0iM. tlxlng me ratio between gold and silver and loorganlzlng the bonding and bunking m steins of tho treasury; reorganizing ilio 'United Slate.s army on a b.i-ds of 100.000 men; rc-apportionlng the iep. r'sentatlon In congress u th basis of tho twelfth lensus, giving "ln-o homes" on the Indian lands: piovlilliig for goveininent partielputlon In the Louisiana purchase exposition In IfiO.'i, ns well as many other moasiiies of ido general Importune", lint the con gres.s draws to a close iltlioul some of tho most linpoitant lm-asiues Ik l'oro It still In doubt mid inilte likely to expire wltlinut limit action, includ ing the Nicaragua (anal bill, the ship ping sub&Idy bill, the 1'jcltle table bill ami tne oleomargaiino bill. The fate of some of the-n measures is .-ry much in doubt, but at this late day In tho session the chances mo dei Ided Jy agalntt them. Tho appioprlatlons of the pioMeut congress will reach an unusually huge figure, aggregating for the two sus. slous approxlniatoly $l,4.".7.!!fi!i.i:i7. Thi.i Is about snn.n00.000 less than the ag gregate appropriations of the preced ing congrcjis. villi Ii, however, covmed the peilod of the Spanish war. when the appiopilalloiis ran In a single year up to s:i!.'":i.i;i.-,. Tim totals for the last two sessions of tho present i-mi-gross as recently summarized by riialiman Cannon, or tho house emu mlttee on approjnlatloiis. is as follows: Appropriations, llrst session. liiehnUiig sinking fund, 710.l,Viii;: appinprla tlnns, second session, lui linllug sinking fund, $717,llS,5li3. Tho Army Bill. Tim act leorganlnliig tho mmy and placing tho military establishment on a permanent basis probably Is Hip most Important piece of general legislation enacted during the present session mid one of the moat important measures Placed on the statute books In t-'tout year?. The house passed the bill bufoio the holidays, but there was considerable delay In tho somite and It was not un til Feb, 2 lh.it the measuie liecamn of. fectlvo as law. Ah finally 'enacted It piovltje a standing aimy to consist of iiftcen reg iments of ciiMiliy, a eoips of attlllury, llility lpglniotits of Infantry, one lieu tenant goiieial, six major generals, lif ted! brigadier generals and the uuiil staff (oi'ps. The old logltneiital or ganlxatlou nf the artillery Is dlscou Untied. Authority Is given the piesi dent to enlist natives of the Philip pines wllen noeosoliy triUlles, not to exceed li.iiou ini'ii. A prnvNInuiil regi ment of lni to r.lcnns also Is provided. A featuij' of tlio ail vhloh caused much coiiiiovcrsy Is I li piohibltloti of the sale nf beer, wine nr any lntnclcai Ing Illinois In any post, exchange or iiuteeu. transport, or other military proneriy of the t'nlted States. The lluanelal legislation or the (Oii giesx has boon nf unusual Importaui e and has placed on the statute books the law establishing the gold standard, providing fur the leilomptlon and le Issue of the Intel est healing botldi d obligation of Hie I'nlted States, estab lishing a permanent gold leseive of SriO.UOO.Ono. legulatlug national banks, and making numeious provisions ic-siei-ting (In illation and the tax on eiieilllitinn. This nieasllie n dlitfleil by leadeis of botll houses prloi to the mooting of longioss and beiame a (ali ens liie.isuie. A Her Its passage some (liiestlnn arose uN to the uiultitcnain o of the parity of the metals under the tonus or the hill. At Hie piosent ses sion lulls tn rectify this roaltlio havt' 1 n icpoited. specltleally loiiillrllig the ochonge of gold for slaild.ud sil ver dollais. .No notion has been tak en on them, however. 'ilevenue Bill. The tctpuui- legislation of the con gross has been eolilltieil to an effort lo reduce the tavatloii Imposed when the vai with Spain began. This lovcnuo roiltiptlon ineasiiio Is still In coulroor v between Hi,, two houses, the ( oll f' lence CMlillllllteo lint having leached an ngi content. The oleoniaigai lac bill was passed b.v the house cHily In the present ses sion. Its chief feature Is that placing a tax or i"ii e, nis pi-i pound on oleo, when enlnied In imitation of butler, the stated hiii-pns,' being to piovellt alleged tiaiidilleut piaetlees In plac ing this mtlcle mi the market. The bill has met sham opposition In the senate, and In the closing dins of Ihe session Its passage Is still In doubt. Jillto a number of nther inoasinos of goiieial legislation, nunc or less Im pel tnnl. will oiiii. with the end of the cougiesv, after having seemed a (ei tain degiee nf oniisldoiat Ion and success in nue liiamh or the oilier. FAYING OFF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS State Authorities Pave the Way for the Proposed Bill to Make Up Dellciency. 1U 1 iliiMtp W no fe in 11.-- ... ! a, . ), llarilsbuig, Feb, if. -The slat thoiitles are paving tho wa. for . au tholr proposed bill to make up the $1,000,00') dellcienoy In the school appropriation (allied bv CoVoinin- Stone's veto by payliiB oil' the dlsiiicts eailler thaii usual. Kveiv dlsttlet In the .state has been jiii Id with tho c.vt option of KwNs vale. Allegheny county, whose w.nraiit Is withheld because of the nogleu of the lichonl board lo die Its annual ro poit in tho nubile Insirtn tlun depail liuiit. '('he bill has been piepnreil by Attorney rienei.il I'.lkln and will pinb ably bo liitiodiiied In the hoip-o by ex State Tteasiirer lieaconi, as soon as the Supreme couit hands ilnvvn an nplnloii In the t'etitei eounty case, in Vhloh .lllilge l.ovo sustains Slnno's M'to. When the east Is aigiled at rlllladolphl.l on .Manli 11. Attorney Uoiier.il lOlkln is expected to leanest t'hlef JllStlee .MiCilllom to decide Hie case promptl so that the bill may be presented in time to be acted upon by the prcM'nt leglshiture. The iiiipropri atlnn beonmo available Hie llrst Mon day of June and' the llsiribtiilou did not begin until September. All of the dlstiletv have been paid on the basis or fl.nuO.uuO with the e( option of the llfty which brought suit to i-eiuv'ei their full shnre of tho appropi la lion or the basis of live and oiie-balf millions and which have been paid In excess of the amount llelllllUdi-ll by lllelll. Slv mandamus suits ate now p. n.ilng lu tin- Dauphin county i oiirl and it Is expeited that Clklli will allow judg mem to bo taken by default, knowing that the court will imt uho mi opinion as to tl, legality of (iovernnr Stone's veto while tho iiuestlon Is pending (u Ho- Supreme mull. Two of the suits ate from .Mont gomeiy county: one vas brought bv the school distill I of PJIzabethvlllo, and ihe oilier by the distil, i nf Hran- 111'-. Ibadford munlv. The olhois woie oioiighi Satuiilay ami were Insti tuted by the sohoiil imtlunlilo of i.a liobo and l.lliesvlllo. DISASTEU AT THURMOND Business Poitlon of the Town Is Wiped Out by The. Hj i:ilii.lc W'he from Hit .VoiH-ial.il IV.. MiiiiiC'iiii-ij. ; l'-l'. 'It- t 1 liiiriiiiiiul ve.iriilit tin ili-.tr.. nl n.vil.i oil tin- Ini.ini.n li.iilliui "I tlufsimn. H ..lUliuliil In i lie ..u 'llitirilir.ini, V .uiiiUr of fulirln om. 111-41- i. Ii.'lcl .il-" IiiiiiuhI, Tliu In.t a ill rcm-li ulioiit .V).ijiii). Hi.- I111II1II11.. ilo.iro.iivl uric llii- tlr.li'l Tlmr. liitiinl. Wuiiii-i-'. drug .tuir, M.liul'. Ii.ulsr .Imp, linilih'. ji-Mrlri .Kip', tci.' tit ;.!. .i,,o .mil tin' mU.hi r, - - . - righting the Book Publishers. Ill I.v.IioIm- Win fioui 'lliti ."iijl(.1 r . Ml.l1ll.lnv.11. S Y.. I'tli. 01. Tin- lli..ibr. I of Iiiniiiotm l.i.piiu.i. Ii.-. ili-,iitt.l t.. 1 uiie-t III.- 1 1 1 n i.t ,1 tli.,un inil.ll.lilni; lii'iiu t for.,. iili.rriitlr.ti li..nli en the llili' 1.1M1111.I t nynn els. 'lu' 1 li.iliiu.iii i.r 1I11 lii'iniiii' ('.iiiiiiiliiif J uii tlioriiil ti iir'tttnl to rli.i'uvo in Minn tlir I ujI tbl.lil. 'III. lil'Ullllll 1 .11 l)( liUliy llicilir. 1. I.J( In fp ir.li.il ,11 l'.i 1 .It i Is li.v llii' pulilWIii r foi l...ot4 .llr'ji'il 11. Iu It.vii out. nil 1m. (1 10. Mltt-hell'K Tourth Term. Il.v l.vlulti WIip u'lin Tim A-wlJtfil l'n.. f-.il(lii. Oip Pel). St. M111 II. Mill Ml, for tho (nil Hi time jj di-ilrJ UiiitfiJ Stlfi M'lulof from Oirjuii at j'..jo a. in. toilny 1.11 tin- i(;-. Ihlnt Ixllet o( I hi- mw.Imii, l rli-itlun va4 t.l.'llul.l lllll.lll I.) 4 11 iiil.liulioti i.f II. I'Ul.lli J!W ai.'l p.'iM". ii. ARMY BILL TO BE CONSIDERED The Measure Will Be Debated in the Senate Diirinu the Pres ent Week. NO HOPE FOR CANAL BILL l'lobabllltles Are Against Its Being Beached A Large Number of Pri vate Bills Will Be Passed, but Lit tle Legislation of General Inteiest Will Be Accomplished Acts Sign ed by the President House Will Be Occupied with Conference Re poits on Appioprlatlon Bills. la I'.. lu-iii Win- i.i'tii hi. v.s. i4tc.l iv.. Washington. r-b, -t -The tinny ap pioprlatlou bill will iceelve the attetl II011 ill' the senate during the only li.irt of the picseiit we-k. and when li Is illspnvod ot, another appiopi billon bill will be taken Up. It Is probable that the uiiny bill will be debated at length, especially upon the Philippine aineniliiient and tin- amendment lelai ln.,' to Cuba, It Ihe latter i ltuni diioed, us Is piopos-d Th.-s.- iniend nionts. or either of ilipiu, ((iilic torlahi 1 will be iniido the h-i-ds of a num ber of speeches. S'S ilo-y will rv( to oj "ti up tho enilio (Uosllon of the 1 il lation of tilt- I'lllled States lo the Islands which tills 01ml iv came Into control of tluoiigh the war with Spain. 1 1 Is hop"d that the sundry civil bill will be icporteil by the lime the army bill is disposed of, o that It may b liikPti up next, and if It Is not In shape lo consldi-r at that linn, the liver and hai hot- bill will claim attention. The goiieial (lellrlon.-y bill is likely to be thp last of the appi epilation bills atleil on. Conference lopoit" will lw niiulc fiom time to tlni" dmlng the week, Sotno of these will i rente coiisldeiable discussion. The eonfeiics on Hie Avar lovelllle udllcllnii bill ovpoct to nial.'O their tepoit dmlng the vwoK. 01 tho appioptlatlon bills, only iwo. He' pension and the urgent di flclencv bill, have In en slgne.l by tho Jjre.n (lem. Ilrnli houses have passed the legislative. Indian, District "f Colum bia, naval, ngiicullino. lortlllcallons. po-dnfllcp .mil dlplotnaHc bills, anil th' ai.- in varying stales of coafei .'ii. e. The aimy bill and Ihe i-lvi t inn'! ha. bor, sundry civil ami general de lli l.ney bills still lenuHii entirely un .11 led up on bv the pcliato. ll Is not believed t lxi mm h geiiPinl legislation will be ncc-nnpllshed .lur ing the week, but a gioat many pilvate bllbl will bo Passed. Th piobabilltles aie all against getting up the Xlear agiie canal 1-111, Tho senate will ((.atlniie nl 11 n'clork ea h dav and prnhablv s-lt every night of the we-k. In the House. The last week of this congies In tho house will b mainly (.ecuplcil with (nnft-renco icpoits 011 the apinoptla tlou bill., and otlu r nuniPius ho as liros now lining fought over b th" managers of ihe two hoii!,es The lust of the goiieial appii prl.itiou bills went In the s. n.lto 011 Tbuisday ami the hnltsp has Its ileitis ptetty well elenod foi' Hie tlll.lt colltists with the seliale. Pome of the .snuggles probably will Ii" oMoedlnglv ileivo. Inn wiioii It comes down to actual woik. the house nltliough a large and unwieldy body oidiuarllv. can dispose of business mi. dor Its rules with niinb greater ci-ler-lly than the senate. The last sl-c ,l,iy of the S'sninn (no suf-pen.--lon days, and if is always possible to In lug He; house to a volo oil anv proposition un der a motion to suspend the 1 11I1 s, wldi h ptovlde for only twenty minutes debate upu a side. 'I'h. linn- has pine, tically gone- by for the passage of now bills, nlihoitgh an attempt doubtless will be made to secuie ai'llnn on the bills to promote (ho ollleioncy of the re. (into (litter sonic and to crentt. a slmiilat'llzlug bureau. IV vond Hiosn nnd a fi w .uuill bills of local Importanro. 111 clfoit will be ininre to put thiough any iiov bills. The leaibis know that Ii would be a vvahle of time lo send any furtliei- gen. ei el legislation to this smate in thin stage of this session and tip ir effort will be dliected o clearing up m.ittois In dispute between Ihe Iwn linto-os. It I r ibubly will be liervMiarv In hold night session dmlng th- latter part of the wok, and bolh lions. -s will sol in t Sundry to continue the bvisiatlvo ilu.v of Sauinlay, which explies at no.. n. March 1. MISERY AT POUILLES. At a Short Distance from Rome the People Are Restless Economical Kitchens Peed the Starving. Wi l i, lou Win irum flu- Woiu'.il I'rtix. Koine. TYh. si. in view of the lit. cieaslng 'listless among the laboring d.is.s al Voullles and of Hie tluvnUi ot ilbiinlei, Slgnor (ilolltn Hie minister of tlio Itiiet lor. Is minllng 'issistance. The cabliut, Inivvi-voi. bnie- to 1111111' tnlli order without fnrcc ami to avoid further tumble by Hie use nf hind, ness and poi. suasion. nvett at n sliuit distance frnm omo the mlki'iy of Hie pontile Is assuming illsiiulellng pioporllnn . Tin nuiulel. palltles of Albaiiu, .Marino and Aula clu have liistltiited (-counniical klt rhns and ai" ilellvulng food in per sons especially necdv, Tlx-ir n . 0111 cos, however,' aie diminishing. Steamship Anlvals. tj I'.vHU'lve Who (ron 'Hie .tjt., i'i.-.. Vrw Veil., I'di. .- Vnbi-.l: 1 r.lui.a.li flfiiori ami .Vjplrn; J'lioinlila. llnnlxiir ami ll.ltllriirllf if! la (Litcojiiip, ll.ittp; IMipiitim, Hot. icr.ljin 4 1 nl ISoulegii.'. Snilluiiiiitcii Aiihr.it huniiiiitn 1.1m, .mm' 1,011,, lui' nrniKii. (-iircnv town S-alledi l.uuiila, I,bpi.onl, Vrw m, l.lV(tii.iol--.rrivrili i.ii.nlli-, 'i VhK; fm, ,L, .Vrw Veik MR. FARR TO BE CONTROLLER. Has Been Piomlsed Appointment According- to Hnnisburg- Despatch. It.v VtrU'.U - Wire from Tin AivjCulM l'ic. llairlsburg, l-'cb. 21. Coventor Stone has asked Attorney General lilkln for an opinion as to whethei' ho hint the authority under tin act nf 1SM to up polnt until rullei-H lor the t-ounlle.s of lterk, l.iini'asler, t.rickawanuiL and Westmoreland. ICacli of these t-ountles has il jiopitlatlon nf over IMi.OOO, itu coidlug to the last census, nnd If Ml kin advises Stone that he Is without authority to appoint the machine -will attempt lo secure tho imssage of the enabling act giving tho governor this ilulit. Such nil net was Introduced In th" senate leeintly bv Mr. iloidol ballgli. of Lam aster, and will be held In lommltieo until Illklus glvs his de cision. Coimi) Minimum ih-oige W. t'.lll uiiiii. of I'.pudlng, 1 Iilef cioik In the In stil an lopaitment, will be aiipolulisl i (iiiti-oll.-r of lieiks county. County ('halt mini vticona, (,r Itemlltig. was iioinhialod 11ml olecled by the Demo crats lust N'livenibui, and he will con-l-sl llllliiian's light to Hi" olllee. A. I!. Mossier will bo the Lancaster appointee: cx-Sueakcr I-'iut has been pimulseil the appoluimoiit tor Lacka wanna. Kx-SiMiatnr Uinwn wants to bo controller of AVostmoieland. The niiuhlli" liadoi.s then- hive endorsed .l.'hu ll. Illuhmiiti. nml It Is thought he will bo aPi.oltited. ANOTHER COAL STRIKE IS NOT TO BE FEARED The United Mine Wotkeis of Aineil- ca Aie Standing on n Con- seivative Platfouu. Hi I.m luuii- VVin (turn Tlir V.o. latM IVran, I'litshmg. I'eb. it. The Commercial (lazetie tonioriow will say: "While tho Industilal cast, with Its l.illvvay and othei' inteiests laigely ilovetailcd with the anthracite collier ies l.s looking forward with diead au tlilpallon for the advent of April I as the day on which another gioat millets' stHke may be called, the body nf Hip t'nlted Mine AV'ot Iters of Aineii (a Is standing on a conservative plat foiin, whlih Is reasonably certain to obviate anything of the kind. Kvon If Hie anthracite operators u luso to meet Hie miners in Joint wage conference, ii is b.uely possible that a sliike can be avoided. "Consent In unv foiin. oven If niiiv tin It to allow the present anthraelto agrtcmoni tn continue, thus opening the way for the inlneis to correct varl oiih local condltleii'-, promi--. in dust! Hie mutter with all Its complications. In a oiinl'eioneo ihe mlneis hyve little lo gain save recognition lor their union. ".Mlneis of the hluiniluoiis Holds are naiuially vastly Inteioled in the out come of the prnpos.'d wage t oiift-ienio In Ihe anthracite Holds. After dis cussing the matter Willi a number of lepiesentntive miners nf Hie I'lushuig illflrlct the consensus of opinion would seem to be that since ihe bituminous Holds have solllcd their wage scale at last yeai'.s rates, hairing loud 1 om pllcnHoiis, tin- anthracite wage olios. Hon might be settled on Hie same basis. l-oi the betterment of the condition of the anlhiac'llo miner tho oigaul-alioa of the miners has alieady taken .stops lo .secuie legislation in I'enusylvallla. They aie asking slate laws for Iho p.ijinont by the ton Instead of mine (in-, the establlsluiKUt of chock' wolgli men and nther desirable Plovlslntis. For Hies., laws nil of the miners' of I'emis.vlvaulu and of mini- dlstihls will (o-opeiuto. The Indianapolis con . cut Inn of mliiors went on record as opposed to 11 deiuntul for a ton per colli, advance for the anthracite dis till is. and every movo of that conven Hun in relation to the autlitaciio. Holds was tor conservative action." Tin- convention directed the olllceis of the nnthriiello dislilcts to block a (iislopi of oneratois to lay up huge stocks of coal bv ordering a cuitall mi'iii. of woik. to moot the (ondltlons of the market. Tills U now being dono nivl In It iho mlneis are making their mile tif..'1-..sstvo movo' Hint, iil.iv llelire 1 ".' .-r. - - ..,-,-..- I 111 the pioposod seilleiuont next month. A policy iiir 1110 luoposeu jomi con f.jience with anthracite npoiutors will be outlined at a conference of Ihe .111 ihradlo minors and tlio national n(ii 1 kils. 1 ailed to toko place at llajflo ton .March 7. V. 1. Ilv.ui. us ii .arv-troasmer f 111,- Illinois nilncrs. said menlly, in I 1t.-la.i011 10 Hie aiithrai Ite H licit Ion: "Willi a uallsfiiUiTV scale settled fur Ihe blitiiuliioiiH H'dds. a hitch ill Ilie iiulhliirlie llelds would herdly .lus tily 111" calling on slrlk ol Hie ontlr oiganlzaHoii, Such action would lie n violation of the Inter-stnte Joint agree, incut, for the bituminous lb Ms. and the various dlslikt agioemouts. to which the miner will not consent. Thin nnd nest mouth are nie pet bids of dlstrb t wege spttloiuorts for tho minors. COAL TRADE REVIEW. l'.i i:i.lili Wilt- in 111 Tlic otutnl I'K.t. I'lill.iilflililj. I'tli. -'I. Tl"' b'Js'" hi its 104 1 ai tlil" i.imuii'iH Mill ny: 'I In- colli lullll.1T -.llmuUU" ilriiullil ll'', .llillilj. il.' iiul but at llii' .'JlllP lllll" it rwlrlriH tintli Ilir ouli it mid minHiii'iit ul iojI. Tlic I'tsiitutt ruliicll.'ii n.ii. .iuiub U Pktu'ilnl lo In- 'hmliiMicI lie I., i HH' .-i.v luriP (i-fvn iqiimnl tor tin- ImniP. .I'iiI.'I, ,i, i.tllir.' 111. mill.. 'Hip i.'.iiIi i Hat 1, ml t'liiri hip vii'tl nulnl.ilm.l. s.iiip I'll il 1.. 1. .il I4I1.11 11I111M up' 11'iMirtril ul.il Itili It i'Xilnl In iHiutliiuo mure ir lt ilii-.Hiiilii.iil tlir tOMlni; iiii'iilli. a lla- irt-arnl U',p lie ikiiln-it .Viiit I, mill thn.' lnni Hun l- 11 low .!.' LillKllllilll. It 1. imi tiiliiMsl, lii.wcwr, t bat time ill bp ni.'li illihirni-i-s ,iii ill rraill in a Milkr, a. Iii'lllirr upPi.iti'n' H"l- mllltl .ll lliit limr winil u Ji.in:iiiiiii4iiii i( "ik nt ll"' mlic The Consumes bi75,000. u I'm lu.hr Win- I10111 Tlw .s.i.ltul I'n-n. .IiImiu, 11.. I'll'. "I I'Iip Milled In Hit- llrn bill Oi j'Ji ttiirnt tl"i mil.i.v uml fpir.ul In Jl Joh.ins liulliliiiiri in dio 1 (iiln- i.f tlio my, (juliiir 11 '. of "."i,ii 'Hi.- pilnclpnl lo-rii aip Tlip Pjily t'ltlru pHiil. lumlljr ilrdi.'.iril, (1.1,(1011; .1. K. ChPJtlMiin, K,liiM: Ikuloii drpjit unit ilnir, irl-,("l Nnlii.iuil Dink ot I'lbma, i,wn; .1, II, Pirry. mmcr, sin.tmii j, u. lilt t. K. ("11., W,lfK .HI urr imniil I iioiirmrp i. dpi dip Hilly ( III"". THE CHINESE EDICTS ISSUED Full Text oi jhe Imperial Order Reuardinu Punishments Has Been Sent Out. ALL DEMANDS AGREED TO Ministers State That Theie Is Con fusion with Refeience to Strangu- lntion and Suicide, but That This Is Not Important Prince Chung Will Co to Berlin and Expie3S China's Rugiets for tho Minder of 1 Von Ketteler Eveiy thing Re (puhetl of China Has Been Per formed with the Exception of the payment of Indemnities iiitci tor Expedition Postponed. ll,. I . lU'lve VVur 110111 Th.' A.-u. I.ili.l I'r.c Pekhi J'.-b. L'l.-:the full test of the Impel lal odh t reganllng iiunlslmieiits vvii" si nt last (Veiling to the minis ters of ihe powers. It Is Identical with the uuotlli lal lepoit of the ( olltext III the (oi'lelits nt thn edict cabled to the , Assni luted I'less Tile lllllllstoi's sav that tll-le s u III- , f cntiruslilll Willi lefeielue to slian- 1 giilatlnu ami siileld", but thai Ibis is nut important. 1 1.1 Hung Chang leeelved a bulletin ( announcing tho selitouccs which coiiiil b" best tan led into olfoct by tho lioind ot pillllshinents and he reitueslcd the .lapaneso to deliver Ylng Xlnen and Chao Shu Clilao In Older that the sentences in their cases might he ov ecllted today, in uniformity wltu the edict; but tlio Japanese consldeiod the notice loo slioit and have delayed the cnfoiceniPiii of the penalties until Tuesday, In nnler that ihe mlulsti-is of the povvetn inlglit scud roprosenta lives as they dciircd. It Is also Inlended lo guard th" nun at Hi pia ' ol o.voeu t Ion. so as lo prevent suicide or es ( ape When otllolal ( 011II1 inatlon, duly ei titled bv high otllcets or slate, of th sentences of death upon the ntheis shall have been loeelvoil, and Hies.', too. have li-i-n eeoutoil, China will practically have complied vvllh th" t( rms di m.iudoil bv the powois. as slio has iiltoiiily agreed to l-uc edicts proposi-d b.v Hi" inlnlslor.t of the pow- 1 s, tor tho (ossniloii ol oNiinilnatlons I'Wl logarding the ifspnnsblllty id the Vkeio.vs and gnvoinoi t. Chung Will Go to Beiliu. I'rlnce Chung, the oinpoim's lo oiler. Will yooil go to lleilin to oNpi-i'Ss china's icgrois lor Hie minder m' ll.unu Vnu Koltoler. ll" says chliin h-iH now ncfopted to tho uttermost and also performed everything it quired bv the lowers. I'M-optytho laynuiu of the Indemnltlis, the amount or width has not been th elded. Ho thinks m lunge. l'i"M.s should bo made fm the evneiia 1 1 "ill of roitlll. Ill i'1-ilii lo ill-ible the coin 1 to t-'-tiiin. lie s-.ivs lie believes no 'union In hlstoi'y ever eoinpilni vvltli a series of tonus more iiiiii kly and 111010 completely. N'o otllclal un noiii'. 1 nioiil has been made -nl lie ubanilolimeiit nl the pi..io-e.l espodl lloll into Hie illli-lloi'. bill It Is nil. llkdv tlni t au.v riiitlu-r preparalioiis will bo made. The foreign cnvov.s f. ol thai the mopos.il was ,u imistor stioko and (aiiseil Ihe soltleni"nt of wliaL might have bun a. pr.Hrarieil u'lT.ilr. The mlnlsieis nf th. powers leg.nd Ihe piuilshnioiit edict satbfactoilly. t'hlh Slu. fm mor grand soiniaiy. 111111 llsil Cbollg Vit, Mill of (he iioIoi-IjIIs Unit Tung, will bo publicly executed in I'ekln Tuesday An cdlet, has boon 1 tomiilgated ms fii'iHllug evanilnatlons at all points whiili wei-o the ston s of outrages upon loielgners. MRS. NATION'S DEMANDS She Wiites to Judge Hazen Asking Him tn Quit His Fooling and I Let Her Out. Ill I . lnof W 10 to ill 'I h. V-. ulc.t l'i. Toliok.i, Kansas, Feb. ib .Mis. Car. lie Nation bus wtitleii .Itiilge llaxcn a letter demanding n-leie. "1 ivant you to (jull your fooling." she wrlu-s. "and lei me out id In-re. If you cause 1110 10 miss my engagements I won't Pel like u inlnlstoiing utig.-i uni.i ymi, ll Is lime for you to i-e,-oVei- yourself bofoie Hie devil, your muster, makes a clean siviep with jmi Into liell. "Vou know you are piosoi-uHng one of Hod's ihlldleu who loves you lor ,bsus' sake, l.t-t me out that I may go about the business of saving such poor devils as you. Wille n) 1 oine to sea 1110 light oil'." ' Judge Ilii7.cn lias Ignmod Hie letter, plmtllg ll In Hie waste basket with dozens of mln-is re. . Ivd 011 me sub. Je.'t from illifotoiit pails of tip, e, ma ny. Snino of llieso lollors Ihicaten the Judge. due Horn llimkei lllll, Uiinsus, says a committee of iltty will admiui.sler a mat of tar and foalhei.s lo the olllelal if Mis. Xallon is not icleaspil bj Feb. 27. and another fnun a woman In Douglas, .Mlt-li., sa.vs: "We now pioposo If .Mrs. N'allon Is held longer to nilse tho greatest urniy of woinoii the w 01 Id has ever known and wipe man out of o.sienco. It Is our luiciiiloii to In gin wltli you." Inuuiginut Uopouecl. Il.v Kulu-hii MIip front Tin- V-.oTlilia Pp.. iv Veil., Pili. '.'I. Hie liuinltfMltin 01iu.il. t(I.iy rmlrinl tlio dipiirt.itli.11 of Pclllgritin I.p peri', mi ll.ill.lll I111111I.1..11I. 11.. km 1. 1 .1 llllll .,i llir niuel'i' of lil iiiitdn 411.I 11.11111-..1I.P 41 rcllUiien, lUly. Mnrtinelll a Cnidinnl. By llxrluilvo Wirr from llii AiwwUtnl I'rot. Ilonip, 1'fb. 81. TIip riport Hut Arclitibliop Mjrllnrlll, spoktollt- ilclijalr to thn United stalit, ulll lit nrutrd a (anllnil ll confliracd. Tin: xkws this Mokninh. Wcithir Indication t Todijr, rAint wEtrcnLr winoa. 1 Hnicrul-Cliliu'-fl ll'llcli ltfjjl.llin: I'miMi- ineiitu lmil. Mmy lllll t" tlio t'n.iit tn Hi'- Siiulr. I'reKr.iinuiii for tl." I Ruin DiJ uf "uiigr, . Ilnciit Uilrrnliiijr from Cipp (olony. 2 rurui.it L.llUlllll1l! Ill Ml till! Ill S U.1.1I -lift. Ilr. Cllllu I'irdiliiw lo ll.f V(.1 iiiilur I'lritiirn. (oiilliiuatlmi of Pi. Mi I.co.I' Snnuin On Clill-ll.in Solum-. t l.illtulUI. Nl'IC Jllll CulMIIKllt. .1 ls.il (Mif Xlilniinii s.i fliUli'ii'iiii Ouli mini' It Not IVa. ll.li'. V-.o.-1'r .Ii.ikn W'.i'ilt 1 l.uiifiiitliin " l'""1 '" s"1"""" "',l '",,,,"1,J" 7 i,.ii.'iil Ji.illn i.ti'iii I'.nmUu'iil.i. S I ot.it- CreJl llii'li of lliiiijriin lo Hi.' I iili'il S4M. Lives Nuit of tl,. liilii.tri.il Worl.l HAVANA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY Piocesslous, Mass Meetings and General Demonstiations of Re joicingSpeeches Made. Ill I . I l.M- Win- fi III Ih" V. el H.I I'l'H Havana, Feb. 'J I. -independence Day wii celebrated with inocossloiis, mass 01 tings and g'tiotal demonstrations ot lojolelii". This morning theie was 1 pallid, of lll.l'P'l school fhlldlcll heal ing Cuban Hags. Th'-.v wele leviewod b.i tn 'imi H lit poliHdillK (b-lieial and Al'-s, Wood were showeied with llowoi.s by H e hil.ii 'ii u- thov passed Tlio llepiiblieau pally held a ui"el ing hi Hie Tacon lliealor. Se'inr Co noli, who presided, fiilii theie was lu-ver inoto need than now In be qui' I. The Fulled Slstes was the only couu ny that had 11elp1.1l Cuba in lier Hnw of trouble, and be did not believe Hint tin. Washington government was now deceiving the Cubans. The woik ot intervention wes- long and dllllrutt, bill. In his opinion, evot.v tiling would be si tiled s'itb-',i( lotlly lo tin- people ol Hie island s-'onor Zuvas gave a it voliitlonai j lone ti his leniorks be nsseitliig tltn Hie presoiit Cuban iimkis. should linl tate tile ui.il tvisaiii' the p;iv. ,. de clined that Ihe "I rid, will, ii lb Aiin-il. .ins have 1 eon iila.vlng upon Hie Cubans Is Iho Mils' of Iho poll il"'i'iiliiuoiil of Hi", island." S' 1101 .1 nun ilni'W uirulgmd Ihe iidvoeaios of .imo'Valloti as traitors to the cans.- of Culm 4n.iklng of Iho f'ltllle t'i l.ltlints l.'lwoull i;ui-..U.IIld till' I'lllled S.ale-. ll. s.i, l.e hollc'vtsl (velvllllm. Wnlltd be S. Hied 111 l f 111 fi'i-nillv vvll'i Cuba's i. ni.tiid fm Inde- Pl'tllll'lll p ill Iho lie II flllltl. . THE CORONER TO BEGIN INVESTIGATION Will Sweai in a Jiny to Inqulie Into Amboy Disistei One Body Still Unidentified. Ill I , lii.ni- Win 1 1 II" V-... 1.10,1 I'" - Tii-ulun. N. .1.. Feb. 'Jl -Cnron-.' Hovver will imiioi row swear tu the oniotiei's .Jury ili-ii Is lo Inipilii' Into I lie eolllslnii oil Hie Miibny drvlsloii nl' lb- I'.'iiii-ylvunlu ralboad at I'okIi-ii-I'lwn, In vvhiell Ihllleell persons W"io kllbd ..ml a largo number were lu .luiod. Tip Jury will vlill the scene of ihe w:cd: and will also view Hi" In. -Hi s of the dead still al Hie morgue and will ili'-n adj. .uiii for two or tin t f Weeks, In oiil'ir to glv Hill" for Iho Injund p"ioiis al Hip hospitals In tills- clt.v ami Caind'-n I diver 110111 tlilr In.iuili'S, so Ih.'t lliov e.iii appear at Hi" liiMip'st I'iosi uiilor Cinsslov says ho will l.lllse lio I'llosts In be llUUll. II 11 1 IX til" (onillei's jtii'- lives ibo lospuuslbllity 101 Ihe tii'i'ldMlt. Tiler me still fiiiti' liodies in Hid morgue, one of them that of a woman, which have not v"l bo'-n lileuHlieil. EDWARD LEAVES TLUSHING. Wishes to Divest His Visit to Cion- beig of Any Oflicial Chniactei. la I. v. lii-ii' Win in 'ii. li,- n -1 I'n I .ili.l.ili. lib. -'I.- Iiuil; I .In n. I I'll I In.lmu f,.i li.nl.u;: ut il .. I' i. ll,,- . ,i,ii.L. liAiiij; P. Ills ll.'-lll- 111 lllv-l III- ll-ll "f .ll'.l olil.-i.it li.ini. tir. In- Ii.k iii'liiifil I'liip.ilr VVillum'ii 1l t il Ul it'll I" 'I'" 'll ll,.",l'l"C lll.lll' .111.1 IV. II lie tils 1-ln'. gur.l ,,t Hi I'llrji rl.h-'i w. Ul.si III. ni.ij.'sii will unl. ul riunUI'.n n. n u'iImI. loinnrro moiiiiiia .aid will jn o eerl dl It'.t lo Ciinli'iH wlini' laot"-r. o" WHll.im Mil mi-. I him. I'lllii-AH ll.alii.. Mill li.iv.' Wiii.lvir touioiiow (Monday) tor liuubri As tin' n.ial .'.nie .'i.Ii'iul I lulillu liidr uilh Klnu I'.clnuul a ,. loud ef ililur Ikik anil glrli MUST the V'ill..i'iJ nml ollirr llmr hunn.. Tln Win- illp(r..(.l li lli. poll.e. ll.p llillidi minuter and 'ti" cnnri i liamlurlaln til ('uis-ii W ill.'liiilli.i vvilit on bcuil llii ) Jilii l.i greet tlio 1 a -i. FIRE AT GALVESTON. The Flood Stiicken City Visited by a SOO.000 Blaze. lb I ,i 1,i-ii.' Wu tii'in Tin V'(i.ilil I'l -. l,.ib.'-l..li. Iil. .'I. I'll'' Ij-i nlfjil .iIiiiu.i in Lilly il.li..itd II). Mori.- ..mil.- lijlvMlmi I'l'tnui (ill K. ilnim.' loinpiiii, lo. iti-il ut l'.,i,,ilii i. .mil llilrli-fiiiiilh .lit.'i.. 'Hi.- uii'jlii of II. r flic i lllll kllimll. 1llP lljllLlttl- Is l-llllllll'. 41 SOll.O'Kl, li.iillill) invrird liy lii-iiuiii i I'lu'lil i in t lli'llns mi ii lili'iim U .,nlril villi IllttOII Mill nicil W'MP lilllllld. Minister Wu nt Cleveland, lb- I'.Mliii-hp Win; limn I'lii' .mh-mIpi1 I'l ei. (IimI I, I'd'. V-'l. Mil. I. In Wu 'llii.- l.me piiit SmiiLiy iiultlly in dm illv. Hit vidr lm .'U.-nilnl lioiii i'lidjy iii.Tliln.' mil II Dili Jitrr. liMcli. hi the lliti-llin lij Iijs nude lull J doz-'n 4ildn'.s' mill In in Mil ii uli.nil tliu (lly by thu fi'vcul toiumlttri'j jjnidlnli'il to rntnUin btin dm In.' lib 1-t.iy lifir. lb' bit IhU en nine t'r Wj.liliiiiloii. Pilnce Commits Suicide. fir lUiliulvs Whp fiom 'Hi" Askoclitt-il 1'ir.i l4jndon, rib, IM. Tl.fi Virnnj toirPi-peiidna of tlip Morninc l.rjdir Mil I'l In. r K.nl nt i l.e, lui rominiltrd iuitldo Ih'ijux- ho .i jilted l.y a pri4iil Klrf, THE BOERS . RETREATING Amsterdam and Plct Rcllcl Arc Ocfiiinicd iiu Hie Troops ol General French. v DEWET'SMENONTHERUM His Attempt To Invade Cape Colony Evidently Has railed Major How. nril, mi Olllcer of tlio Canadian Scouts. Killed Tcb. 17 Whlto Child Dies of Bubonic Plague nt Cape Town Thrco Othoru lltivo Been Attacked by tho Disease A! White Man at Woodstock Also SuN ferlng' from tho Disease General Z'lumer Scatteis the Enemy at Dis belfouteln. fly Hil i-bc Wire fiom Tlio At-o.-l.ltc.l I'ir.. London, Feb. 21. The Tvar olllee him received tint folio wIiik; from Jord Klidiciioi . "Mlddleliurg', Transvaal, 3'Vb. 21. Fieiuh it-ports from Tlet Itctlef. Feb. zl. that thu result of tho column's' sweeping tho country east Is that thn IJoer.s are retreating in scattered nnd (llsorganl.ed parties lo Ihe number of, some fi.000 In front of him. "Amsterdam and Plot Retlef huvo been oeeiipled and troops are protect ing the Swazl frontier. French tvlll push on, but is h.niipeiod by tin? con tinuous heavy rains. "Summary of total losses indicted upon Hie enemy up lo Fob. Ifi: 2!:i I'oei.s liiiowu to have been killed and wound td hi action, i"0 taken prison, ers. Pi.: suneiulered. one lo-pounder gun. 111.' lilies, h'.O.OOu t omnia of small .immunitlou, H.r.Oi) horses, seventy mules. ::.."..!a trek oven, 1S.700 cattle, l"i,4(Hi .shuep ami 3,070 -wagons and i a i Is en pi tired. " Mil casualties: Five officers mid 41 men killed and four olllrer.s and 103 men wounded. 1 legiet to say that .Major Hovvdi-d. a. very gallant officer of the Canailluu scouts, was killed on Feb. IT. "I'lumer reports that Colonel Owen captuied Do AVel's l.-piiuiuler and pompom Feb. 2.!, as well us tlfty-three prisoners and n iiunuttty of atnmuui llon. Wo hud no i stsuattles, enemy In full retteal nffd dlspi I'shig, being vig orously pursued. 'lie Wei's attempt to Invade Capo Colony evidently tailed." The Defeat of De Wet. London. i'Vli. 2.I. V. concspondcnt of Ibo Dally Mull, with Hennlkers' col umn, wiling Saturday, imy.s: '(bneral De Wet wna routed yestor di.v bv Colonel I'lumer, with ivhoiu vmi Colonels lleiinll.er, Craddock. .luTnvs and lii.ibbn. 'I'llls success w.is pi-i'iidt'd bv a ..'oiles of dcspeiatw altempts on the pail of .the Uoera lo eseaiie f i om the iv nt ei" belt of th" Change and th" TUvk rivers. "llenenil De Wet, after UllsuocOMt fully iittempiing In cross the Hrak at Klip Inlli, nud the Orange at Read's drift and Maik'.s drift, moved alone; tin bunk of tlio Orange, 'with one gun and nui pompom, and laagered oppo site KuiM'oI diift. At dawn Colonel Plainer leit M'olgovoiilon. twenty-two Miles west of thu l.ner camp, ami niovi-d uni'lheast. 'A i Xuuig.'.t ho attached the enemy, taking forty prisoners. Tlio pursuit was continued during the afternoon, the 1 loirs moving towatd Ilopotovvu. Tnvvinil evening the leadlns- troops sighted the enemy, Mho hnd laagered beyond gun tango. Colonel Owen charged the spot where tlio lloer nr llllei'v w,ia supposed tn bo and cap liiioil th" whole of It. The enemy fled. Iea lag their hoiv.es ready saddled unit llii'lr tooklmr pots lull. According to the latest n-porls, onlV 400 liners re ciosstd to the north side of the river. The Orange Is greatly swollen." The Bubonic Plague. Capo Town, Feb. 21. A whlto chlM dl-'d hero today of bubonic plague, and three Mlille children have been at tacked by the disease. .A. white man l.s sun'orlng wltli tho plague at Wood stock. Colonel I'lumer engaged flenerai Do Wet yesioi-day near Dlsselfonteln, on the south bank of the Orange river, i.tpturlng a gun and a pompom and taking llfty prisoners. Tho lloer.s wero hi altered and aio being pursued by Colonel Plainer. It Is reported that (loneral Do Wet escaped to the opposite, bank In u boat and Is now fooling with a handful of lolloweis. It Is reported from a lioer source- at Xeerust that tloneral Ddarey has been captured. Cabinet Will Resign. Dy I'.irlndv? Wile fiom 'lln' Astociatp'l IVc.. Madrid. I '-a. !!t. lit-ni i.il Aiearui;!!, Ills prim. br. will piefPnt tlir redjiuiilon of Iho talilii't In Hi.- ipii-i'ii irKcm toiuniiou- anil will probiblv lu rh.-irgrd with ibo ij. ut noomtincllng tlip liilnUliy. Tim rii..i4,llillliy lur raUnit thn ttatP of klrtio trill l lit! Willi Hi" linv ti.iV'in. mi Ill Edward Cannot Visit Iieland. lly l' Ii--i-fl VVIri tri-in f. Ascblrd Pi mi. I.i.nd,.n. IVti. SI.- Knur l.dn.ir.1 lm Infoun'.l PjiI ( ,i.,i4.itn liml liuitttMiit of Ireland, thi: onlng to deep li.iiilrninif, lm flndi It !iap.).dil,i lo villi Ireland linn )i-.ir ai lie bad vUdicd. l do, Imi liml lio liopi to ual.i- lln- vi.li m-M yrjr, Pire nt Peu Ynn. fly Kxflllilve Who firm 1 lie AHi4tcd l'ni FjntutP, V. V . l'.i'. "'l.rirB at Prim Vjh f.ilb''tliln inn i nii'ic di 1 1 id Hi., cold ilorjsi Tiarclinima uml i..iiuiii. I.., x.ti.Ot); putially intuird. t-T-r t--fttt-t-r tt f - f WEATHER FORECAST. 4- V .i.b.ngtnn. IMi. "t. r.iin-u.t fnr rat. pin Pi i ti.i Iv.mln : I'jir MuiuliV ,iinl I'll-M- -4- 'IjJ , I. '.Ill I" in.li i U'lb wind.. ttttttttttttttttttti