: MANY PERISH. ' JAPANF.SK coast. MADE A HUGE MUD PUDDLE ;Ont of Flghtem Hundred, Only Forty I y.c i"il on the Ray of AmhnttlaW.'WftS j Swept Over the T of Trees Thirty . 'j Feet II I K -Topography of the Whole j Country Changed. I i Ban Francisco, (Special. The disaster that overtook tho Island of Cerum on the J second of last month cost the people of that ' district immense Ions In life and property. ' The steamship America Muru, which Hirlv.nl 1 from the Orient, brought advice, from tVrain and report that S.OO i pro pin were destroyed ' on that Inland alone when the dreadful " earthquake of Sovoniber shocked the Japan ese const and agltaUd the inland adjaeout " to the empire. ; On the night of the second the people of " Ceram were awakened by a lerrllle shock of : earthquake that seemed to work from north to soath. Every one fld from his house Into ; the publlo square. A few hours later It was reported that the water was rising In the bay j of Amhonla. The sea oame forward In the shape of a huge tidal wave, and forced the ; water into the bay of Amhonla. It came up fifty feet over the low lands. At Pauholy '! and Hamasoeroa, on the bay, the waves swept over the top of trees thirty feet high. Out of nearly l.HOO inhabitants ouly forty - escaped. The whole coast for miles was transformed Into a huge mud puddle. Corpses were everywhere. Broken trees and portions of r houses were burled In the oor.o. ji Every few rods were great mounds of atones and boulders that had been washed . up from the sea, changing the entire topog , raphy of the country. The exuot number j killed along the const will never be known, as the corpses are in many case yards un- der the new ground. At Hatoesla, out of five hundred people, one hundred were j killed and forty wounded. The ba'nnoe es I caped to the hills, whore the shock of earth i quake wug first felt. HELD UP FOK KKVENCE. Farmer Robs a Bank That Had Foreclosed a Mortgage on His Kami. De Moines, (apeclal.) At Hao City, Towa, W. D. Hansom, an ecoentrln young farmer, entered the First National Bank, and, hold ing a revolver In the face of the assistant cashier, demanded and received the pile of paper money lying near the cashier's win dow, amounting to nearly 4'J0. Hansom ran across the street, passed ooolly through several stores, and made his way to the country. Sheriff Battle and others followed him closely, aud lu less than an hour found him biddeu lu a barn. The money was recovered. The bank recently foreclosed a mortgage on Hansom's farm, and it 1 thought he took that way to get evou. INDIGNATION IN ENGLAND, British War Officials Criticised 'or Under estimating Doer Strength. London, (By Cable.) There is great in dignation In Great Britain at the ignorauno the British Intelligence Department la dis playlng in estimating tho Boor strength in Cape Uolony. Experts aver that 15,000 Boer will have to be driven out of Uio coiouy be fore the passage of the Orange River can be commenced. Must Not Smoke Cigarette. Atlanta, Go,, (Special.) A general order haa been circulated by the Southern Hall way, appllcubie only to the South Carolina division, that all employe of the oompany tnust top using cigarettes or resign their positions, and that in future no one will be employed who smokes cigarette. - A."lstaut General Passenger Agent Hard wiek ys the order may goon be made ap plicable to all the different branches of the road. The order Issued by the Houth Caro lina depnrtaient Is an ironclad rule, and applies to all the departments of the line throughout the state. Convicted or Murdering His Sister. Wichita, Kans., (special. ) A dlspntch from El Keno, Okl., states that Taylor Kirk baa been convicted of murder lu the first degree aud that Judge McAtee has pro nounced the death sentence. Kirk killed bl sister In Washita county on July 4 last. Ho coerced his brother aud another sister Into confirming his story that it was a cose of suicide. Farmer Killed While Hunting. Johnstown, Pa., (Special.) William H. Foor, a furmer living near Everett, was killed by the accidental discharge of his shot guu while returning from u hunting trip. The entire loud of shot struck him In the neck, killing him instantly. lie was thirty years of age, uud leave u widow and one child. Died ruin Lockjaw. Cumberland, Md., (Special.). -Benjamin Myers, who uenrly hint his shoulder torn oft by the accidental discharge of his gun while bunting near Eckhurt, this county, Tbauk Itlvlng Day, Is dead irom the effects of the injury, lockjaw huvlng set lu. FIELD OF LABOR. Denver has two noi.u factories. New uik Las u ui.lou oi Chinese lauud y Dieli. Toledo Building Tradeo Council may adopt Ittliel. At Diuiunudvllle, Vyo., miners struck for an Increuse of tou cents a ton. The municipal nine-hour day at Houston has been declared unconstitutional. Toledo Building Trades Council wants the ciiy oflliiul W Include a building inspector. No skilled mechanic earns us much as the average third-rate boxer, inauy of whom earn over ttf.OuO a year. A New York curpeuters' uuiou has sus pended two members because they are lu tcrertcd lu the saloon busauss. At Columbus a new street railway com pany has asked for a fraud' Ise and guaran tee that turn wl.l be 3 cents. Labels for over 340,000 cigars were Issued last week by the Brooklyn clgurmaker's label committee to local uuion shops. West Superior (Wis.) Trade and Labor Assembly expelled the printers' delegate be cause he Joined a National liuurd company. At A meeting of the Frisco carpenters a donation of tlO was made for the relief of a number who Is paraiyaed and has a wife uud four young children. v The Chicago Federation of Labor has adopted a resolution pledglug Us financial vupport to tbe piano aud organ workers, who are now eugugod In .a strike uguluet piano uud organ fuotorle lu ChLugo. It Is suld the Boston convention of the Uulghts of Labor was the poorest the order bos held during the thirty year uf It exist ence, and that lis membership outside the ritutes of New York and Pennsylvania has shrunk to a shadow. i At Atlanta milk oosls V-4 "t per quart. The milk deulur cluliu tout this udvuuo was made necessary on account of the ad vuuee ill the price of stock feed, i New York iiulou prlutir are pleased over nu otUcinl announcement lu the City Becord which says that parties tendering for printed supplies to the board of education must state in their proposals that they are paying the recognized and prevailing scule of piiul ers' wuges lu that city. THE NEWS. Thn centenary of the d-nth of George Uashlngton was observed at vnrlous places throughout the country. Tho most elabor ate ceremonies were held, under Maonlo auspices, nt the tomb of Washington, nt Mt. Vernon, where President McKlnley delivered Uw oration. Henator Doprw wns the orator at the exercise In Washington. There were also Inspiring exercises nt Independence Hill, lu Philadelphia, mid In Nw York. Mrs. Lottie t'ohen was found dead, lth her thront cut, In Boston, mid her husband wns arrested on suspicion of having mur dered her, but was subsequently relensd. The Spnnlsh-Anierlcan War Veterans' As sociation wns organized nt Trenton, N. J., and William J. Hidings, of Pennsylvania, elected I'ominander-ln-chlef. Tho Western Pennsylvania Institute for the Denf and Dumb, at Kdgewood, neur Pittsburg, wns burned, but the pupils and teacher escaped. Four strikers of the Called Metal Work ers' Association were sent to Jail by Judge Holdom. of Chicago, for violating an In junction. The first Lafayette dollar, which Is to be presented by President McKlnley to Presi dent Loubet, was struck off at tbe Philadel phia mint. The member of the TrtitiK Line Associa tion agreed to maintain rates between New York ami tho West, uud cense laying coin mlssolns. Louis Goldsmith, the defaulting bank cashier of the Port JervU (.N, Y.) National Bank, wus nrrested. The Norton line steamer Manila reached New York, after a hard struggle with sea und wind. Thethr master lllllle S. Derby, of Phil adelphia, was stranded on Hog Islund bur. Mamie Bustard, four years old, drnuk a pint of whiskey In Philadelphia, und died. M. L. Hoshour, a young man of Wood stock, Va., dropped dead while butchering. Htate Senator Charles L. McCorkle, of Bockbridge, Yu., died In lllchmond. Negotiations nre in progress at I lover, Iel., for the Incorporation of a 1 100,000,000 concern, to Le known ns thi Colonial Sugar Bellnlug Company. Its specllle object Is to extend the industry lu the Islands of Hawaii, Porto lileo nnd Cuba. Terrillc gale and snow Montis swept th Western lakes. A blizzard swept over Mich igan, Minnesota und Wisconsin, lu some purl of Minnesota railroad trains were snowed up. John HcymersholTcr. Austrian consul nt Galveston, Texas, wits stricken with heart disease on the street lu New York, and died almost instantly. Mrs. Elizabeth I'phom Chase, prominent years ago as an anti-slavery ugltutor, died ut Central Tails,' It. I., aged ninety three. Three men were killed in a railroad col lision on thu Pennsylvania Ballruad, neur Princeton, New Jersey. The Seaboard Air Line and the C. A O. havo placed lurgo orders for curs aud en gines. Stephen 11. Audersou. a wealthy architect, killed bliuseir lu New York. William S. Taylor was innuguruted gsv rnor of Kentucky at Frankfort. Former Secretary of State John Sherman, In a note to a coirmitteo arranging uu uuti imperialist meeting in Philadelphia, Enys that he has a strong conviction that the President erred in sending troops to the Philippines to take possession. t Tho stock of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Hallway has been Increased to 1 .UUP,t).(l. and the incrcused stock applied to tho purchase of the entire property of the Uuvl Coal and Coke Company. Mniniu Melands w'ns thu star witness for the prosecution lu the murder trlul of Itolund B. Molineux, testifying thut the peculiar blue paper used in the lncrlinluullng letter was the kind used by Molineux. There wns a strike at the Philadelphia Tap estry Mill. Tho Vnlted States grand Jury In Savannnh, On., returned six indictments against per soiib churccd with conspiring with Captalu Oberllu M. Carter to defraud tho govern ment. George 1". Litchfield, a printer, und T. M. Bliss, a photographer, were urrested lu Bos ton, chtrged with complicity lu tho reuaut counterfeit case In Wluthrop. President Samuel (lompers was lucnpacl tutud by uu accident from attending, uud his annual address was read by Second Vice President Duncan, who presided. . (leorgoC. Selple. teller of the East Strouds burg (Pa.) National Bunk, pleaded guilty of having made false entries. The grand Jury of Hudson county, N. J., returned a number of Indictment against free-holders. Smallpox has broken out in Surry coun ty. Va. A scheme is on foot to dlvort Western grain shipments from the seaboard cities of New York, Baltimore nnd Newport News by uu all-water route to Montreal. It is proposed to erect Immense grain elevators at the latter place, aud build a licet of steamers to curry the grain abroad. Bev. Dr. H. C. Smith, pastor of the Peo ple's Church, at St. Paul, Minn., has niudu another vigorous protest against women as wage-cnrners, particular!) iu the factories. Prof. M. Edwin Dolmont, a fortune-teller, whoso answer to Inquiries caused scaudals In the village of Clyde, N. Y., wo mobbed by the villager. The Standard Steel Company- work at Lewistou, Pa., employing il. 500 meu, will be forced to close dowa becuusj of scarcity of fuel. Mr. John Sucks, of Gettysburg, whose husband killed blmseir, made four unsuc cessful attempt at suicide. More than thirty men were killed by the explosion In the Carbonado mlue, neur Ta coma, Wash. It is cow regarded ns certain Unit tho Canadian steamer Niagara wont down lu Lake Erie with all huuds. Fire iu Augusta, Oa., burned valuable business property, cutal.lug a loss of ubout one million dollars. Miss Jennie Smith, of Iron Hill, N. J., died from the effects of pin she hud swallowed Alonzo Bowser accidentally killed Ids brother James near Portstnou'h, Vu. Two hotels were burned and two liics hyst at Gloucester, N. J. A fire In a h. slery factory lu Beading caused a loss of SHOO,' 01. Thu girl cm ployed were thrown Into a panic, and u num ber were hurt by Jumping. Two bodies were taken from thu ruins. The large store of A. G. llulhcrford, at L"liore, Vu., was destroyed by fire, with ull it content. Harrison H. Keller dropped dead near Payne's Cha;iol, Vu., wuliu butchering hugs Lr. Hi Baxter Wilson, who was surgeon of Uoosevelt' Hough Bldi rs, was scut to the Chester Asylum for lutuuu Criuiluulk, iu Chicago. Bev. George Peterson, of Home, Ga., was kllltd by u train ut I'eucuJer, Del. Bopreseututlve I). Judsou Hammond, of Ihe Michigan legislature, pleaded not guilty to the charge of soliciting u brino. Paper were read before the National lb f,,nu Association iu New York on liiblu lu Ihe school and our new possession. Chuplaiu liavld II. Shields, C. S. A., was tried by court-martla lu Sau 1'raucbco on charge of druukuuuess. A generul trite of miners In Pennsylvania Is threatened, If the trouble ut tho Nuutlcoko mine l not settled. Iu the Joint Democratic caucus iu liich mond Senator Martin was uouiluuted to suc ceed himself In thu Seuutu. Earthquuko shock wurc felt In South IHikota. NEW COMMANDER. ROIIEItTS HIM, M ( KF.I Itt'M.KK AS CI1IKF IN SOI TH AFRICA. KITCHNER TO GO WITH HIM. General Sir Roberts Nupersedes tlenernl Mr Iteilvers Holler, Who Met With Such n Disastrous Defeat nt Tuicelit Hlver- re tire llrltisli Army Reserve Ordered to Mouth A film. London, (By Cable. )-Tho British govern ment decided upon n radical chango In tho command of the British forces n South Africa. At a late hour the following notice was posted ut thu War Office: "As the campaign In Natal, in the opinion of Her Majesty's government, Is likely to require the presence nnd undivided atten tion of General Sir Itedvers Duller, It has been decided to send Huron Hubert of Kan dahar nnd Wnterford asoommander-ln-chlcl In South Africa, with Lord Kitchener as chief of staff-" General Sir Frederick Huberts is the fam ous Indian lighter, nnd one of England's oldest and greatest generals. His advanced age Is against him for such vigorous work a the campaign In South Africa demands, but It is understood that the active work ol the campaign will devolve upou tleucral Kltchner, the Sirdar ol Egypt, who has. achieved such great success iu the cumpaigur ngainst thu dervishes. Jt Is plainly uppnroni from tho change made lu the commnuder-ln-chlefs that tin government has lost con lldence In General Holler's ability to command the entire forces iu Cupe Colony nud Natal. A the War Ollict announcement snvs, ho lias ull ho can do In Natal. General Kitchener Is an aggr-sslvn and resourceful lighter, uud It is highly probable that he will plan and personally direct the cnmpalgn in Cape Colony. Baron Hubert will go to South Africa, weighted with sorrows, us ho received a cablo despatch announcing the death of hi; son, Lieutenant the Hon. F, H. S. Boberts, who was wounded In the engagement at Tuegela Hlver. The tragic elreumstsncos of thn nppoint ment of Lord Boberts almost simultaneously with the announcement of tbe death of hlr promising son, excito the deepest publlt symputhy. Lieut, ltohert was an only son, and had been his father's nldodocump sluce 1H0S He served In Wnzlristan nnd In the Chitrnl und Nile expeditions. Such wns his displui of gallantry In an attempt to rescue the gun! that he was recommended for tho Victoria Cross. The Wur Office has also issued tho follow ing announcement: "Acting upon the ndvleo of tho mllltnrj authorities, her Majesty's government has approved the following measure: "All the remaining portions of the army reserve, Including section 1), are called out. Tbe Seventh Division is being mobilized, aud will proceed to South Africa without delay. Nine battalions of militia, iu addition to two battalions which havo already volun teered for service at Malta, und ouo.for ser vice in the Channel Islands, will be allowed to volunteer for service outside of tho United Kingdom; and an equivalent number of militia battailous will be embodied for service ut home, , "A strong force of voluntuers, selected from tho yocmanry regiments, will bo formed for service lu South Africa. "Arrangements nre being made, ami will shortly be announced, for thu employment lu South Africa of n strong contingent, uf carefully selected volunteers. The patriotic oilers which nre being received from the col onies will, so far as possible, be accepted, preference being given to oners of mounted contingents." The commaudcr-in-chlet Iu South Africa has been authorized to continue to raise, nt his discretion, local troops. Humor has it that thu question of expense has really been at thu I ottom of the half hearted measure hitherto adopted, und it is not unlikely that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Chancellor of tho Exchequer, aud other members of the Cabinet will resign. It was high time that something very en ergetic wits done. The British losses. In killed, wounded, prisoners aud missing throughout the campaign, now reach tho normous total of 7,1130. TIIK I.AFAVETTK DOLLAR. How the Kouvcnlr Coins Will Re Disposed of by tho Commission. Philadelphia, Pa., (Special.) The colungo of the fifty thousand Lafuyette dollars at the United Stutog mint hero for the Lafayette Mumoriul Cummissiou has been completed. The money will shortly be packed in bags aud put in small kegs, one thousand dollars to a keg, each keg weighing, when filled, sixty pounds, nnd be sent out to thu member of tbo commission lu Chicago lu care of thu United State Express Company. Tbe commission, under the direction of its secretary uud treasurer, will thou give the people generally an opportunity to subscriuo tor the dollur until a datu, jot to be decided upon, when all the dollar not disposed of will be taken to tho Purl Exposition, ami there suld. It is expected that, owing to the smnllues of tho isiuu, the value of tho souvenir will ultimately exceed tho price of it which will bo asked lor them by the com uilsstuu, They Demand lliirher Wages. Elklus, W. Va., (Special.)---At a mass meeting held by all the employes of the West Virginia Central Hallway shops ut this place, It wa determined to ask for nn Increase of wages lu all departments. A committee tttltod on Mr. Courtney, superintendent of notlve power, and gave him twenty days to eply to their dumaud. If they ure not torn died with, over two hundred men will quit vork. If accepted, thu raise is to go into ifTect Junuury 1. Three Children llurncd to Death, Nlcholusville, Ky., (Special.) Throe small ihlldren of Mr. anil Mrs. Samuel Reynolds, iged six, three and one year, respectlv.ly, s-cre burned to death. They had been ocked In the house whllu Mr. aud Mrs. ltey lold were on a visit to a neighbor. Thu jurents returned In time to see the house iullupse. ltcmurkuhle M uriler Trlul Fndeil. Bcrantou, Pa., (Special.) A murder trial u which three generations of a family were lofeudnnt ended with a verdict of muu duughter against Tlumas Gallagher, aged ;weuty-oue years, the youngest of tho four lefeiidants, nud acquittal of his brother, loseph Gallugher; his mother, Ann Gul tighcr. uud his grandmother. Bridget Hemp ley. The murder for which they were trlu.l wus the killing of James (;u!nn, Sr., lu Cnr V oudule towuship, August 1:1 lust, during a piarrel between the tjuluus anil Gallaghers, which began wllh a dispute between boys. 1 he w llnesscs were all positive that thu fatal Hound wus caused by a stone thrown by I'bomus Gallagher. Petrified Roily lu a Well. Canton, O., (Special.) While digging a ,Vull in a marsh bit of ground In the South Cud, tho potrllled body of a strong and well lovuloped woman wa unearthed. A piece weighing about fifty pounds Is the lower por .iou uf tho trunk and the thighs, Tito lineu u lit are as perfect as could be mudu by tho uost skilled clay modeller. Many person :ivo examined the part of the body, uud it s alleged that tho petrifaction Is a real one. t may have been that of an ear y Inhabitant, A lilch wa burled within tho ground aud lovcrcd in later year by many feet of earth. I'Ue body ha tho appearance of a reddish jrunlle. A steel tool will hardly scratch thu itouc. LOSS OF THE BRITISH. South Africa Has Cost Almost as Much as Waterloo General flntacre's Disaster. London, (By Cable.) It Is Just two months since the Transvaal ultimatum was dollerd to Great Britain. Nino engagements have been fought, and the British losses reported nre: Killed, 50. Wounded, a.027. Captured nud missing, 1,977. This Is two-thirds ol thn total British loss nt the Battle of Waterloo. Tho Bally Mall says thu Btormberg defeat was not General Outucro's fault, but the fault of the administration nt home; that ha had Inferior numbers, nnd was shy of an adequate cavalry force. It is now niuiounoed that the Sixth division of tbo British Army is under pi o npt sailing orders. Tho Seventh nnd Eighth divisions will certainly be required as a consequence of Otttncro's defeat aud the consequent de lay In the advance movement. The loss of tho battle will have a bad political effect in Capo Colony, but worse will bo the Impression produced In the Orange Free State. There was good reason to hope that the Fr ;o Staters wero losing heart and growing sick of the wnr, but with tbe arrival of 000 British prisoners at Bloemfonteln British anticipations will be disappointed and Presi dent Steyn and his men will bo confirmed In their resistance. The War Office had news from the front, hut decided not to make it publlo. As good news Is never kept back, tho natural infer ence Is that It Is not encouraging for the Britons. The lattor are already pretty glum over Gatacre defeat, and Just this emer gency announcement is made, as in similar and previous occasions: "Ouo of the two cable to Cupo Town is broken." Till story of tho breaking of the cnhles is getting so old that it looks much like another form of censorship. , London will probably huve to go without much news for several days. Even the full story of Gutitcre's defeat is untold nud uu air of mystery clings ubout his retreat. FINANCi: IN TIIK HOUSR. Openings of the Debate nn the Currency Jllll-Dnlllver's Address. Washington, (Special.) The feature of tho opening day of the debate on the cur rency bill iu tho House wa the speech of Mr, Dolllver, of Iowa. It wa characterized by nil tbe wit and eloquence for which the lowuu Is nolud and hold the members, with out regard to party, for over an hour. Mr. Dolllver declared that the lust doubt in the Republican party as to the wisdom of enact ing the gold standard Into law had boon re solved by tho experience of the business world during the past three years. Mr. Vo Arinond (Mo.) was the heavy gun on the Democratic side. Ho warned tho Republi cans from the West that they could not de ceive their constituents In the coming Con gressional elections by claiming that they had yielded to the wisdom of their colleagues in caucus. Mr. Overstreet (Ind.) opened the debate in support of the bill, and Mr. Mnddox (Ga.) replied to him. Mr. MoOlellan (N. Y.) was the only other speaker. He announced hi opposition to the bill on tbe ground that it would contract tho currency, extinguish the bank notes and wuhnnce tho value of coin bond. He a p pcli led to those of hi Demo cratic colleague from New York who, it is reported. Intend to vote for tho bill, not to do so. There was ouly a fair attendance in the galleries. Immediately after the reading ol the journal the House, under the special order, weut Into committee of the whole(Mr, Hopburn, of Iowa, In the chair) und entered upon the consideration of the bill. Mr. Overstreet (Ind.) who is to be In charge of tne measure ou the floor, opened the generul debate with a set speech. FOREIGNAFFAIRS. The French nnd German newspapers com ment favorably on Ihe expressions of friend ship towards them expressed lu President MeKlnley's message. The Cuban pros found the message heartily encouraging. Prince Hohenlohe announced lu tho Ger man Helchstag thut the federal government had assented to repeal of thu law prohibit ing workmen's associations. The British steamer City of Worcester wns wrecked, but all the passengers were saved. The government troops lu Guatemala arc reported to have defeated the Insurgent. Count Tolstoi Is seriously ill, nud much anxiety 1 felt for li 1 in. Count von Buelow, Germany's forolgn minister, ninde n speech In tho Helchstag outllulug Germany's foreign policy, nud re ferred particularly to the cordial under standing between Germany, the United Stale and Great Britain, The abolition of the law prohibiting the coalition of political associations iu Gurmuuy has caused a serious rupture between the Emperor uud some of his ministers nnd n,,u he does not even speak to Dr. Miguel. Boers got in the rear of General Methuen' British army at Modder river, Cape Colony, and cut him olf from communication n.o communication was restored later. The Itnllau Chamber ol Deputies author ized the prosecution of Siguor Pull.zelo, one of its member, on thu charge of murder. M. Cntnbon. the French nmbnssndor, In a speech lu Paris, expressed tbe hope that Flench statesmen would soon effect a cor dial understanding with tho sister republic the United Stales. ' lu a paper by a German expert, rend be fore the Society of Naval Architects, ub. marine boats were referred to as "costly nud protracted experiments." The spread of tho buhoulo plague an I revolutions In the South American countries lire disorganizing trade. The German Helchstng dls'-ussed the gov ernment' currency bid. Director Koch, of the Belehsbank, said he considered the ques tion of bimetallism si llied, ull the great states having adopted the gold standard. General Andrade, the exiled President of Vcuezuelu. speaking lu Sau Juan, Porto llico, said he still regnrded himself a the president. He declured thut Venezuela was ou the verge of anarchy. Iu the French Senate M. Fresueau pro tested agulust the signing of the Franco. Amerlcnu convention without knowledge of the Chamber of Commerce. A conference of British nnd Italian officials was held lu Home to arrange the delimita tion of the frontiers of Eythrca und the Soudtiu OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. General Hughes now occupies twenty towns ou thu Island of Panay, his line ex tending thirty-live mile north of Hollo. General Sanger nunouueed thut be hud completed the Cuban census. General Leonard Wood suld in Washing Ion that the black iu Santiago were pleased with thu President' messuge and are con tented. General Gregorlo del Pilar, a noted com mander of tbe Filipinos, wa killed lu au en gagement with Major March' battalion near Cervantes. Seventy Filipino were killed or wounded in the light. The American lost sue man killed ami six wounded. The firm of Follcl Costn A Co., of Porto ftlco, wn declared bankrupt by the United State Provisional Court iu Ponce. Lieut. A. C. Ledyard, aon of President Ledyurd, of the Michigan Central Hallway, was killed In thu uprising ou the Island of Negro. NATION'S HOMAGE. MASONIC ORDF.lt ASSK.MHl.FS WASHINGTON'S) TOIH. AT THE PRESIDENT S ORATION. Tributes to the Father of Ills Country Impressive Ceremonies Solemn Proces sion on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Death or Ihe Great Soldier and Ntntesmaii -Many Visiting Masons. Washington, (Special. 1 With solemn pomp nnd circumstance, with ceremonies, beautiful, impressive and appropriate, in the presence of a distinguished assemblage, nnd In tho full splendor of Ideal autumn weather, tho' centennial of tho death of George Washington wns commemorutod Thursday nt Mount Vernon. Tho ceremonies were elaborately planned and successfully carried to fruition. They were conducted by the Masonic bodio and by the Bed Men of the United States. The movement for the dny's observance origin ated in 1803 with the Grand Lodgnof Masons of tho statu of Colorado, the proposition being mndii by Most Worshipful William D. Wright, grand master of Colorado, who was present to witness the carrying Into effect of hui long-cherished Iden. Charge of the ceremonies Incident to tho commemoration were placed In tho bauds of the Mnsons of Virginia, It being In the Old Dominion that Washington wa obligated a n ntastei Mason nnd there that hn participated enthu siastically In Mosoulcwork nnd observances. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Virginia nnd tho membership of Fredericksburg Lodge, in which Washington was made a Mason, aud of Washington-Alexander Lodge, over which he presided as worshipful mns ter, hud the chief part in tho duty of soelng that the observances wero npproprlnto. Thousands were in nttondunco from all parts of tho country, aud almost every Jurisdiction In the United Stales und a few from foreign countries wero represented by gome of their grand officer and members. Tho visiting Mnsons, many accompanied by the Indies of their families, congregated in Washington early, and, escorted by the Masonlo bodies of the District of Columbia, hended by the Grand Lodge of the District, made the pilgrimage to Mount Vernou by boat. At ten o'clock President McKlnley. himself an enthusiastic Mason, accompanied by Secretary of Btuto Hay, Socrotary of tho Treasury Gage, Secretary of the Navy Long, Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, Secre-tiu-y of Agriculture Wilson and Postmaster Generul Bmitb, of the Cabinet; Assistant Secretary of tbe Navy Allen, Major General Miles, Adjutant General Corblu, Secretary Porter, Asslstaut Secretary Cortelyou, Major John A. Johnston, and Senator W. A. Clurk. of Montana, past Grand Master of hi stuto, en w osnmgton on a special electric train for Mount Vernon, arriving there at eleven o'clock. The presidential party wa greeted oy orana Master Duko. of Vlrir nia. and bv him escorted to the mansion. At Mount Vernon the procession was formed In line at the mansion, where Presi dent McKlnley and other distinguished guest joined it, und moved solemnly to the old vault where first reposed the remain of Washington. Till procession wa formed aud moved iu the exact order aud over the name path which wns followed nt Washing ton's funeral. Here occurred tho impressive services of the Masonic ritual. The grand master of tho thirteen original states formed in linn facing the representatives of the other Juris dictions, nnd the grand lodge and other brethren standing In a circle around the tomb with joined hands. Then the grand master of Virginia called upon each of the Jurisdiction In turn for the message nud tributes sent by them. Then the grand master of the District of Columbia deposited within the tomb the lambskin nprou as a token uf Innocence; thu grand master of Missouri deposited the whito glove a a token of friendship, and the grand master of California deposited the evergreen as nn emblem of the Masonic faith in tho resurrection of the body and tho lm Jnortnllty of the soul. Scons of beautiful wreaths a- d btfiches of evergreen were then deposited within the tomb, one of tbe most beautiful tokens, an Immense wreath of ivy, immortelle nud ucacia blossoms, being offered by President McKlnley. Upou rcnchlng the mansion the lines were drawn up, and President McKlnley delivered nu address, He wa introduced by the grand master of Virginia, and delivered nu eloquent oration, which wus listened to In profonud nnd Impressive silence. CANNOT H A V K ROTH. Hereafter Female Clerks Who Marry Musi Give I'p Their Positions. Washington, (SpoclBl.)--Misintorprotatlons by employes throughout the country of the recent ruling ns to the status of married women as postnfHce clerks led to a state ment by First Assistant Postmaster General Heath. Ho reiterates that the presence of husband nnd wife as clerks in thosameolflce Is inimical to the service, and her position should go to some one who bud no menus of support. Ho say: "I intend to apply this ruling to female jlerks who in the future marry. Female postotllce clerks already married, nnd whose employment under their married names has been approved by the department, will not be disturbed under tills ruling." A OI F..STION OF SKX. Fills Glenn Is Placed on Ihe Woman's Hide of the Jail. Parkersburg, W. Va., (Special. 1 Ellis Glenn, who was brought here from Illinois to answer ohnrges of fraud und forgery, was arraigned before a magistrate and held uu ler 4:1,000 bond, In default Glenn weut U lull. Tho prisoner is confined to the woman's lection of tho jail, and Judge .Tacksou. of the Criminal Court, proposes to determine her lex beyond dispute by having a reputable physician make an examination. Glenn is recognized hero by many as a former resi dent, known ns Mollle I" hi Haeder, who lived ou Seventh street. No lawyer appeared for the prisoner, who took charge of the case, and examined the warrant and legal papers with closo scrutiny in the hope of de tecting a flaw. TURKIC KII.I.FD AT A I I UK. Two Women and a Man Meet Denth In lli'ooklvn Tenement. New York, (Special. ) -A telephone mes sage was received at police headquarters Id Brooklyn from Williamsburg saying that three people had been killed lu a Ore, which broke out ut 300 South First street, in thai portion of Brooklyn. Tho fire wns In a rear tenement, and broke out nt 1.30 a. m. Two women aud one uinu were killed. Thu. name are: Mrs. Goschtsr. 05 years old. Mrs Susan Smyth, 85 year old. Luke Freen, 51 year old, , For Coke Ovens In Georgia. Waycros. Ga (Special.) J. D. Gordon, of North ( urollna, representing capitalist from thut State and Vlrulnla, i In tho city making arrangements for the establishment of coke ovens here, Mr. Gordon's company propose to make coke from pine by a new process knowu to it, and thu plant will be something new. A Young Man Drops Dead, Woodstock, Va., (Spocial.)-Mr. M. L. Ho. hour, a young muu of this pluee droppoC dead while butchering. He seemed perfect!) well, and thu sudden death came a a great surprise to all. He leaves a widow and twe chlli:e. TO RELIEVE BROOKE. General Wood Appointed Military Gov ernor of Cuba -Onielal Order IsHueil. Washington, (.Special.) The confirmation of Gen. Leonard Wood n major-general of volunteers by tbe Senate wns followed by his appointment as Military Governor of Cuba and as commander, of the Division of Cuba, In which latter duty he relieve Major General Brooke, of the Regular Army, The following order on this subject was Issued at the War Department: "Wnr Department, "By direction of the President, MaJ.-Gen. Leonard Wood, United States Volunteers, Is assigned to the command of the Division ol Cuba, relieving M11J. -Gen. John It. Brooke, United States Army. Major-General Wood will, in addition to his dollts ns division commander, exercise tho authority of Mili tary Governor of the island. "On completion of the trnnsfer of the command Major-Genenil Brooke will repair to this city nnd report lo tho Adjulnnt-Gcn-ernl of the Army for further order of the Secretnry of War. Ho will bo accompanied by hi authorized aids. "In relieving Mujor-Oenernl Brooke tho President desires to express his high Appre ciation of and thanks for the faithful and efficient servlco rendered by that officer as Military Oovernor of Cubn. "ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War." SWINDLING ON 111(1 NCAI.K. Indictment Against Men In Smith t nro llna Who Operated Roldly. Savannah, flu., (Rpeelal.)-Hefore the grand jury- of the Federal District Court wa discharged It returned indictments ngnlnst D. A. Tyson, J. T. Hammond, W. E. Hutch inson, W. L. Jones, C. B. Beeves, nnd sev eral others, probably six or eight, for con spiracy to defraud through the use of tho malls. Tho alleged scheme Is 0110 which ontdors Miller', of tho Miller Frnnklyn syndicate of Brooklyn, In thnt its creditors have received no returns whatever. It is charged that the alleged conspirators used finely engraved and printed letterheads, ordered good from llrms all over the country, transferred the good recolved from oue party to nnother, und never pnld for them. It nppenrs from the evldnnco that the operations of the com bluu were quite extensive, the goods ordered und received embracing everything from nails to tclephonosupplle nnd grand plnnos. tysoo, it Is stated, wns the brulus nud chief exoeutlvo of the nffalr. Some time ugo he built a long-distance telephone line from this city to Swnlusboro, connecting tho In tervening towns, nnd the allegations is that he secured ull of the material and Instru ments for the Una by this system of fraud In ordering through tho mail. A mass of telephone equipment material I said to be now In the depot of the line of railroads along which the partleg to the alleged on- splracy live. Tho scheme la said to have been iu operation for several years. The monuments were found on tho complaint of Stulner. Lobman A Frnnk, of Montgom ery, Ala. TRAINS CRASH. Trainmen Killed, Passenger llndly Shaken Cp- The Wreck Cutrhea Fire. Allentown. Pit . fS4nnnliil a Pu..Dtit., train No. 1R. nn tlin.fAr.HvrMnirni if,iii..,n,i eastbound, due here at 8:87, rail Into the hind end of extra coal train No. 42H, nlgo easthound, opposite Laury's, between Sleg- ineu nnu ireicuiers. ttuginoer Fred. F. Yeomans, Fireman William H. Smith und Bascaire .Muster Taoiniis Hurih iii.tu.. senger truiu, and Flagman George Hann, of tho conl train, wt-ro hurieil iimlui. tin. ...nlr nnd killed. The bodies have not yet been recovered. Tne wreck caught fire, aud ou tline No. 574. smokers unit buiriruirA mi nf pa. ... , the passenger train were burned. The day coacu escapea me names, xne passengers were aeverelv shaken nn. but imna .., seriously Injured. The coal train dropped Flagman Hann nt Trelchlers, where he was picked up by tho passenger engine, on which he rode whou killed. A wreck crew and hospital car were Hiunmoned from Mnucli Chunk, nlso doctor from Siegfried nnd Trelohler. Yeomans was flftv-flve r. ,.. .n.i leave a wife and t'hreo children. Smith, aged forty, married. Herth, aged forty eight. Blngle. nil from l'.nutnti I'n linn,. aged twenty-six years, married, from Ber gen, o. iiruKemun jonu Graham nnd George Shintou. of the conl train sr. .... ported injured. M'GAlt 1IF.F.T FACTORY. One Will be Fleeted at Fredericksburg In h Few Weeks. Fredericksburg, Va., (Special )-President E. T. 1. Myers, Traffic Manager W. P. Tay lor and Mr. W. B. Duke, secretary to Provi dent Myers, and Civil Englnoer W. K. Gor don, all of the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Fotomuo Railroad Company, were hero In consultation with President B. T. Spencer, of tho Fredericksburg Sugar Beet Company, nud State Commissioner of Agriculture O. W. Coiner, ns to the location for the sugar beet factory, Mr. J. C. Demont, engineer and architect for the Fred W. Wolf Com pnuy, of Chicago, who are builders of sugar beet factories, was also hero. The bids for the erection of the building for this new In dustry will bo opened December 28. When built, it will be the largest structure in the city and will he of steel aud Iron. I.ogan Not Killed by III Men. Washington, (Special. ) Colonel Long, tho quartermaster in charge of army transporta tion at San Francisco, who wa recently In structed by Quartermaster General Ludlng tou to Investigate the. report published In certain newspapers that Major John A. Lo gan, IT. S. V., had been killed by his own toldlers as au act of revenge, reports to tho iiiartermiister general by telegraph that ho ha mailed a report of thn result of the in vestigation. Colonel Long ays tbatKoj pltz, the freight clerk, who wa alleged lo have made thu allegations, denies officially and positively making any such statement to 11 newspaper representative or to any other persons, "Captain Coulllng can Und no ono ou the ship," says Colonel Long, "who mudu such remarks, und is satlslled, if made, it wa by some Irresponsible party. ' DF.AT1I OF IOLONKL ADAMS. Wa lOuglneer ol' Itrooklyu Ilrldge at d Author of Muuy Works. Now Y'ork, (Special.) - Colonel Ju'h Walker Adams died ut his home in Brooklyn, aged eighty-seven year. He was the pioneer engineer of tho Brook lyn bridge, lu liu was unpointed col onel of tho Second Hawkln's V. niavcs, and served under General McClellan. Ha bus been in the service of the State of Indiana, of many railroad corporation throughout tho United Stuto, wa nt ono time cousultlug engineer of tho city of New York, nud wus tuu author of many sclentilbj works. Diamond Thieves Muko Demands. Cleveland, O., (Speolul.)-Chlef of Polieo Corner ho received u communication from the thieves who recently walked out of the Jewelry store of Hlulur Brothers, in this clly, with about 620,000 of diamonds, uud it is understood that negotiations , havo been opened which may result lu the return of thn goms. Slgler Brothers hi.vo offered 15,000 ruwurd for the recovery of the diamonds, but thu thieve demand more, together with a pledge that there will bn no prosecution, Thu thieve are said to be Wulliug, Reynolds uud Olouson, three of tho cleverest diamond robber iu the aouutry. WOULD SELlIsL Danlih West Indie Offered! eminent The I).. . is a.oon.ntm. L Washington, D. C, (fpco Ish government has made nr. V ell tho Danish West Inillo, States. The proposition wi ' State Department by a repn j. 3 Danish government and tho rJ uuder consideration. Tim il bassy In London is assisting 1 j lions. 1 110 price asked fur t.i.two.non. West Indies ,.t : slon In tho Heinj. In, Senator 1,0,0 ' The Danish West of some dlscussli wnr with Spain tnat time introduced a resolu i ncnulsltion. The nrlcn tlmn. HA 5,000,000. It wa supposed the Introduction of the rescind gress would appreciate the iy, tnlnlng the Islands, not onlr , poses of a coaling station, bj; vent their tranfnr to nny Euri""" ment. The matter wns allowic Jiii rruiain unncieu upon, it is in Dcnmnrk Is now desirous of di. Islands, but realizes thnt thdt, l.nginnd, France, or Germany r friction between l other pow J reason, the United Slates proached on the subject, ami tt. has met with fuvorable consicl United Stutes now possc..vi , j proportion of West Indian tcrri: acquisition of the Danish posjK odd to this eontrot. Francs 1. secure them, having no coaling of Martinique, but for re Mated, will not succeed in a-, unless tho offer of Denmark to . is rejected. It I of course un:. neither the President nor tli Stale can complete the trnnwt 17 expected thnt the President wil. that Congress amount. appropriate SI GEN. PEL PILAR KILt Noted Insurgent Leader Fall, E With Texan. Manila, (By Cable.) Gen. fr Pilar, commanding Agulnaldn'i , wa killed by Maj. Peyton Ch tallon of the Thirty-third Infnnir elgbtocn miles northwest of l,r ( comber 3. According to reports wliM ..J obtained from escnped Spanish Vlgs several day ago, Maj. JhA coast, where he wns pursuhiR we and encountered Gen. del Pilnn.m trnil. They fought for four k g 1 which time seventy Filipinos ei wounueu. xne American lossi killed nnd six wounded. The Teo A jniantry, wnicn Is commanded U wns recruited iu Texas, and cok?' bcr of Roosevelt's Rough Rldcrj The Spaniards report that .Mi,'a Mill pursuing tho insurgents. I) b3 one of the leader of the preseDt sd anti-Spanish revolution. He xr youth and was reported to hav-iaii nt a European university. Pro! p. mot hlin as n member of the llrst e(j mlssiou, and rated him as rotimrk Tho Americans have occupi- . Trovluce of Abrn. Gen. Grunt . , has visited Ornniand several meeting Binnll band. He ki, J rebels and captured a consldcral01 of munitions of war. d ' Bishop Henry C. Potter, of Nibl arrived hereon a brief visit, 1" Philippines. 7 IllOW KII.I.FD HIS HKOlip Peter Derail is Held for Mui'gf1 Newark Aiilhnrltln (3 New York, (Special.)-Peter D Uj ly-elght years old, killed his l ( rick, In front of their home, in 5 J. Denth wns caused by a fnirt.Tf sustained, It i believed, by Patril from the force of a blow dealt IS face by Peter. Peter made no t.' cape, and was arrested. A chare der was placed against him. v The men quarreled, and. cxn;, the taunts of his brother, Peter (C rick a powerful blow. The hit!-: gained consciousness. e ' HOT II DCKI.IST8 Kit. Two Arkansans Fight In Hi. 1 to Greensville, Miss. Greensville, Miss., (Special.)--!'6' fought here whluh resulted II : lenth of J. C. Connerly, a lawyctu Village, Ark., nnd Alfred B. Ilu ml manager of the Read Lcnlittl ind stores, who lived near Siumj jf, xne tragedy Is sata to nave ba'tj 3f a business misunderstanding. - were prominent in the district in -, resided. Connerly received sit Jlffereut part of bis body, whi B (vas truck but once a load of I- . the left breast. at MANNER OF LOGAN'S M'j Relatives Discredit tla Story Tin !K Shot by Ills Own Men Youngstown, Ohio, (Special. )-l lb --a V"-r r, elatlves of Maj. Logan discredit:-1 lent out from Sun Francisco tli.tu (hot by hi own men iu battle to si Tancled grievance, Robort Bentl- o '.SM-utor of Maj. Logau'g estate, su) "I be story is too absurd to li'i'm tinve a copy of the report of Geo L. o,lth tl,a U'. n,in.....nu.. ut..., " Logan wa killed by Filipino let ire satisfied It is correct." in ill ABOUT NOTED PEOFi; rV Mr. Joseph Chnmberluln Is no!" Ml American girl which otno pet tent her to bo. Guerrlta, of Cordova, the mot r') punish bull-fighters, has expen je liglon and withdrawn from the hui Joseph Chamberlain, the BritHH'. Minister, has long I ecu fauiotnl. srchlds, hi collection leiug oue ul f In Hi. amrld Beaslckues 1 given as the i'3- deutb of Judge John It. Putnum. Vork, who died 011 u steamship 1" Kong. He wa gulng to Manila I ton, a soldier. Dr. Charles F. 11 Wlllogha, of P' 0., who Is the oldest practicing pl'! the Buckeye State, celebruteil 1" I tlxth birthday lust week, n Alfred Ilurmsworlh, the wetilU Eugllsh publisher, is oue of tlie voices of the automobile, nud bin' u motor with ull the newest hur"'3 Lieut, Henry Culitll, who wu M of the staff of Goueral Gomez, of ( army, has entered tho law school University, luteudlug to tuku l1 year' course. Mr. Phoobe Hearst says that1 for the new Uulversity of Culiforui" b) realized for teu or II f teen years. 111... L...., T AK.UA.... I...u ...Imt! IIIIIID DUBBU J. O.M.UUUJ lim uu- y loma reuret. that thert is truth lut.f I hat she Intends to reslgu tne pros1' Ihe National American Woman U''J loclutlou next February. I Eugene Hnndow, the "strong fl"J leslgued u combination trunk Ki'J ' for traveler. 1 Admirul Dewey has been present' P tpuu of eal-brown horse, costluif by Mr. GoeltuiHUb aud another j iamestowo. N. Y. Agonclllo, who eall himself tK representative of the "Philippine r ; las a good deal of difficulty lu 1 .he writing- of lit tnunlfeto. ill'1 . itrnnious. '
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