Jill!) 1)1*11 KILLEt He Had Been Leading Filipinos Against American Troops. HEAD CUT OFF BY NATIVE SPIES Had on a Ring Belonging to an Offi cer of the Engineers, Who He Had Captured—Traitor Held Commission In Insurgent Army for Two Years. Manila, Dec. 9. —Native scouts from Bengabon, province of Nueva Ecija, have killed the American negro. David P'agan, a deserter from the Twenty fourth (colored) Infantry, who for more than two years has been leading Filipinos against the American troops. The native scouts decapitated their prisoner. The man's head, however, was recognized as that of Fagan's. They also secured his commission in the insurgent army. Fagan had on cue of his flng»rs the class ring of lieutenant Frederick W. Altstaetter, ot' the Engineers, who was captured by Filipinos, supposedly under the command of Fagan himself, October 2S. 1900. Fagan has been reported as killed upon several occasions. The authorities are satisfied that former statements of his death were erron eous, and that he has now been killed. A military commission has sen tenced the Filipino general, Isidoro Torres, to be hanged, after finding bim guilty of ordering the assassina tion of Corporal Fieldner, of the Twelfth Infantry, at Malolos, province of Bulacan, last October. The sen tence of the commission has been dis approved by General Chaffee, who finds that the commission had rea sonable grounds to doubt whether General Torres personally ordered the assassination of the American sol dier. General Chaffee thinks that the high rank held by Torres in the in surgent army would have been suffi cient to prevent such unmilitary ac tion on his part. GIFTS FROM MRS. McKINLEY She Sends to Ladies of Cabinet Christ mas Souvenirs. Washington, Dec. 9. —The ladies of the cabinet were pathetically remind ed of the death of President McKin ley. They all received Christmas souvenirs from Mrs. McKinley. These were slippers and little tokens in fancy work, made by herself, of black wool trimmed with gray ribbons. When Mr. Cortelyou returned from his re cent visit to Canton he was charged with a message to the ladies of the cabinet, who for five years had beer Mrs. McKlnley's companions and as sociates. She requested that they re frain from sending her any Christmas gifts, as the grief of the day will be poignant enough without adding to it by such reminders of other days. New Cave Discovered. Denver, Colo., Dec. 9. —A special from Butte says that a new and won derful natural cave, believed to be one of the largest known, has just been discovered in the canon of the Jefferson, on the line of the Northern Pacific railway, ahout 50 miles east of Butte. An exploration party from that city spent several days in the cave, going over an area of ten milee and to a depth of nearly 1,000 feet. A large river, with a cataract of about 100 feet, was explored for a distance ol several miles without discovering its source of outlet. A few articles of stone and copper utensils and some bones, believed to be human, were also found in one of the large apartments of the cave. The formation of staiac tites and other natural decorations throughout the cave are most beau tiful. Tobacco Warehouse Burned. Danville, Va., Dec. 7. —Fire broke out here yesterday and totally de stroyed the leaf plant of John E. Hughes & Co. and Brown's storage warehouse, with contents. Both were filled with leaf tobacco in hogsheads and loose. The storage warehouse contained 500 hogsheads of leaf be longing to the American Tobacco company. The total loss will exceed $130,000, exclusive of the advance in the price of tobacco since purchased, which is considerable. $135,000 Fire at Wilkesbarre. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 7. —Fire broke out in the large dry goods store of I.angfell Brothers, in this city, shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, and the flames spread so rapidly that the buildl&g and stock was entirely de stroyed. The clothing stores of Simon Long & Sons and Weitzenkorn Broth ers, adjoining, were also badly dam aged. The total loss wad $135,000. A spark from a broken electric light wire in one of the show windows of t lie dry goods store is said to have started the fire. Cattle Sale at Live Stock Show. Chicago, Dec. 7.—Judging in the championship classes for the leading breeds of cattle was the feature yes terday of the International Live Stock Exposition. In the main cattle pa vilion the Galloways were on sale. Thirty-three Galloways sold at an av erage of $285. The top price was $2,- 000. paid for a bull exhibited by N. P. Clarke, of St. Cloud, Minn. This is said to be the highest price ever paid for a Galloway In America. Postoffice Robbers Becure S9OO. New York, Dec. 7.—Burglars entered the postoffice at Sussex, N. J., last night. The safe was blown open and about S7OO in stamps and S2OO in cash taken. The money order blanks and other valuable papers which were in the safe were also carried off. The same office was robbed of several hundred dollars In stamps and cash about four months ago. THa A. F. OF L. CONVENTION .iajsrity of the Comrrittees Met am* Organized Yesterday. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 9.—Notwlth -1 standing that yesterday was Siwiday, | man> of the delegates to the conven ! Hon of the American Federation ol' i Labor did not cease their activity. : the day being given up to the trans i action of committee business. A ma , jority of the committees met and or- J ganized, and not a few of them took I up questions that will engage the at tention of the convention during the week. The executive council, which is composed of the president, the six vice presidents, the secretary and the treasurer of the Federation, went into session early and did not adjourn un til long after jioon. What is looked upon by many of the delegates as the most vital ques tion that will come before the con vention is that of trade autonomy. The brewery workmen and the iniiio workers' delegates probably will be the storm centre on this question. Both of these trade unions want in dustrial autonomy. Nearly a dozen resolutions on the matter of the ex clusion of the Mongolian race from the United States and island posses sions are in the hands of a special com mittee. This committee probably will report one resolution embodying the good points of all of them. Among the cities that have entered the campaign for the next place ol' meeting are Atlanta, Ga.; Buffalo, l.os Angeles, Milwaukee, New Orleans and San Francisco. Portland, Ore., wants the convention in 1905, the year the exposition is to be held in that city. AGED COUPLE ASPHYXIATED Stopper of Pipe Used For Gas Stove Was Open. Wilmington, Dei., Dec. 9. —Robert Roberts, 76 years of age, and his wife, Sarah, aged 70 years, were found dead, asphyxiated by illuminating gas, at their home. When found Mr. Roberts was lying partly out of the bed, his feet resting on the floor, while Mrs. Roberts was sitting on a chair in a corner of the middle room, it is sup posed that she became sick, and that Mr. Roberts was attempting togo to her assistance when he was overcome. The stopper of the gas pipe used to connect with a gas stove was open. A little dog in the house was not affected by the gas. Mr. Roberts was a retired business man, well-to-do, and there are no circumstances to indicate any sui cidal purpose on the part of the aged couple. BERRY HOWARD IN CUSTODY He Is Charged With Complicity In the Goebel Murder. Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 9. —Sheriff Broughton, of Bell county, accom panied by three deputies, arrived here yesterday, having in charge Berry Howard, of Bell county, who was in dicted for complicity in the murder of William Ooebel, and who has been a fugitive for more than a year. Ho turned his prisoner over to the au thorities here, and Howard was as signed to quarters in the jail with Caleb Powers and James Howard, a relative, charged with the same crime. Howard protests his innocence, and says that he became a fugitive in th'e mountain section only because he did not want to lie in jail here. He will ask for an immediate hearing, that he may be released on bond. Strike Or Lockout a Misdemeanor. Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 9.—By the passage of the industrial arbitiation bill through Us final stages; the gov ernment has placed a law upon the statute books, the working of which will excite interest throughout the whole world. This bill not only com pels reference of all disputes between employers and employes io a compe tent court, with power to enforce it3 ordei'6 and award, but mal.es a .strike or a lockout, before or pending such reference, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or imprisonment. Married Over the Wire. Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 9. —Miss Maude Wilcutt stood in the telegraph office here on Saturday night and be came the bride of Dr. J. W. Simmons, of Peaster, Tex. They were married by wire. The questions were asked from the Texas end by a justice of the peace and were answered by Miss Wilcutt. The operator and newspaper acquaintances were the Bowling Green witnesses to the marriage. Mrs. Sim mons will leave for Texas to join her husband. Killed In Railroad Wreck. Charleston, W. Va., Dec. 9. —A head end collision between heavily loaded freight trains on the Chesapeake an'l Ohio railroad caused the death of two men, l'iren.an Meader, of the west bound train, and an unknown tramp. A brakeman of the same train was fa tally burned and scalded. The colli sion occurred between Nuttali and Fayette stations, and, it is said, was caused by a telegraph operator for getting to deliver his orders. Molineux to Stand Trial Again. New York, Dec. 7. —Roland B. Moil neux will have to stand trial again. Judge Newburger, of the general ses sions court, handed down a decision yesterday afternoon, in which he de clined to dismiss the indictment a&kcd for by prisoner's counsel. Anarchists Not Allowed to Meet. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 9. —The Cleve land police yesterday refused to allow the "Liberty Association," which in cludes in Its membership a numb -r of the disciples of Emma Goldman, to hold a meeting in a hall engaged for that purpose. Young Corbett Will Meet McGovern New York. Dec. 9. —Yielding to the personal request of Terry McGovern, Young Corbett last night, it is said, to fight Terry next July. i WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Tuesday, December 3. "La Belle Russe," David Uelasco's first successful play, was revived at Murray Hill Theatre. N. Y.. last night. Ileglnnlng next Monday, the United States supreme court will take a re cess of four weeks, to reconvene on January 6. The convention of tho Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators tmd Paper hangers of America began at Detroit, Mich., yesterday. Pennsylvania railroad ofTicials deny the ri . so.- i"it the eonipr.ny has bought .e c . 'ate in New York for a term!:::il ca ion. Wat' 'se ay, December 4. The Southern Conference of the Unitarian Church is in session at Chat tanooga, Tenn. The State National and National Hide and Leather Banks, of Boston, have consolidated. General Russell A. Alger, former secretary o r w: r, is seriously ill at his home in De r0... Mich. Governor St< e, of Pennsylvania, and a pr-.rty o:' friends started last night fo a i ir »o Mexico. A new steamship service was inau gurated yesterday between New York, Halifax, N. S., and Jamaica portts. The will of Hon. Clem Studebaker, of South Bend, Ind., disposing of sev eral million dollars, was admitted to probate yesterday. Thursday, December 5. During November 3,700,766 pounds of coffee were exported from Porto Rico. 1. Newton Evans, of Hatboro Pa., ex-congressman of the Seventh dis trict, died last night. American soldiers in Northern Lu zon, P. 1., are forbidden to drink the native "vino" spirits. A heavy snow storm prevailed in Kansas last night, covering the east ern half of the state. Representatives of nearly all rail roads running west of Chicago held a meeting in New York yesterday. Friday, December 6. Joseph A. Porter, former city treas urer of Camden. N. J., died yesterday. George B. Chadwick was elected captain of the Yale football team for next year. Captain Richmond P. Hobson, of the United States navy, lectured before the St. Louis Y. M. C. A. last night. Professor James Swann, Prohibition candidate for governor of Maryland in 1890, died at his home in Denton, Md. 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