LUIMJASI.
(ONHI'tKACV Ali.KUKt) TO IIAVK UK.
TI.HMINKD ON GO!!:!.'. DKATII.
25 MEN WERE CONCERNED.
I'rptr llonno From m llin.lt li Said, the
Mluck Heart fining the Fatal Pawn- Gov.
rrnor Hrrkhaiu Ha Organised a ltlve.1
Htate Guard Mllltl Flocking to Frank
furl -Mountaineer Cuming.
frnnkfort, Kjr., (Special.) A letter re
ceived lijr State's Allornt-y Hubert B. Frank
Ha says that P.rniislleld Bertram, Sheriff ot
Breckinridge county, who recently died ol
pneumonia, revealed on bin death bed a fdol
of which he had knowledge to murder Wil
liam Goebol.
According to the story 25 men drew lot
lo determine who should do the killing.
'J'wenty-flve beam, 24 white and 1 blank,
were planed In a box and enoh of the 25
men drew a benn. The man getting the
blank bean agreed hefornhand to kill the
Democratic aspirant for Governor.
The plot was revealed. It la snld, and f ev
eral perilous warned Goebel that he would be
killed If be exposed himself In public. Tim
warnings were not heeded. Detectives, 1' In
ald, have been working on the clue given
by the letter, but It la not known wnelhet
tbey have sunneeded In securing dollnlte
evidence.
Tne first move on tha part of J. C. W.
Beckham's followers toward the formation
3f a State guard under bis admlnlHtratlon wat
taken when Cliy Clerk lieu Marshall circu
lated a paper and enlisted the requisite Bum
tier of men who are to compose a new com
pany. The (runs for this company have been
provided 'by cltlr.ons horc, most of them
being either needle (runs or Winchester.
In the afternoon a report gained currency
that Taylor bad given his soldlrs orders to
arrest Jleokhmn and other olHoers of the
Democratic State Government. On account
f this report tuo men enlisted by Captain
Marshall were assembled at tho City Hall,
armed and sworu In as special police for the
purpose of protecting the Democratic) ofllcers
who are still quartered at the Capital Hotel,
Taylor Gets lleliiforcoments.
Taylor's soldiers, who are on Kunrd at the
Htute House, were reinforced by the arrival
of tha Barbourvlllo company, of 71 men, all
of whom are fully armed and equipped.
Col. David It. Murray, of Clover 1'olnt.
lias been appointed by ISeckbam assistant
Adjutniit-Oeueral with the rank Of Colonel,
and be was sworn In.
JIarlau Whlttaker and W. II. Oulton. who
were confined In Jail here, charged with com
p I jlty In tho assassination of Goebol, wero
removed from the jnll and taken In n buck
to Bhelbyvllle, whore they were placed on a
train and sent to Louisville under a heavy
guard. It is understood they will be kept In
the Louisville jail till the April term ot the
Circuit' Court, when they will be returned
here for trial.
The military authorities liero refused to
permit the looal police and civil o filers to en
ter the Executive building for the purpose ol
arresting Beoretary ot Htato Caleb Powers
and Capt. John W, Davis, charged with be
ing ae.cessorles to the Goebel assassination.
In the morning City Marshal Hlcbardsou
applied at the Kxecutive building and de
manded to bo admitted for the purpose ol
nrrestlng Powers and Davis, was turned
lni'ik, and the warrants were then turned
over to Hherlll Sutor. The Sheriff also pre
vented himself lit the Executive building
and duuiauded admittance. He was re
ferred by tho officer In charge to Colonel
Morrow, and the latter, being found, suld:
"I nm sorry, Mr. Hherlir, but It Is against
Governor Taylor's orders to let anyone into
tin) building to-day."
The Kxecutive Mansion was watched nil
day by a largo numbor of deputies, but nc
attempt wns mitdo to enter Ijy force. -
When tbn Chesapeake and Ohio eustbound
train pulled In Irom Louisville- a dozen
policemen uud half as many deputies wert
nt tho station to see If either Dnvlsor rowers
attempted to hoard It.
"All aboard!" called out the conductor,
Had tho train started off. As it did so n
Soldier dashed from the corner on tho oppo
site side from the stntlou and, throwing blue
Kelt upon the platform of the second ear,
Jerked the bell cord, and the train eamo to a
stop. Then quick as n flash 30 soldiers,
with Powers and Davis in their midst, ouch
lu regulation full-dress uniform, lustautlj
rushed upon the cars. Lloutiinant-Colouel
Morrow in charge ot the squad.
"Anything tho mntterV" Inquired tlio con
ductor, as he peered out and saw the blue-
eoats piling on the train. "No, nothing the
matter unless you delay this train here, '
responded a soldier, and Willi another jerk
of the rone the train was off and the ,,en
speeding toward Lexington as fast as steam
could carry thuiii.
A reward of l,fiOO for tho arrest of Pow
ers and Davis was offered by Justus Goebel
and Arthur Ooebtd, brothers or the Jnti
William Goohol.
W. S. Taylor has issued n long statement
in which ho says lie has Issued pardons to
. everyoue connected with tho Htato Govern
montnoousod of complicity In William Got
11' murder.
I.KFT HIT SU.IMMI.
I'll leild Hero Litwlnn, Could l-lulil
letter Than Nave.
Washington, (Special.) Letters of admin
istration we.ro Issued to Mrs. Mary C. Law
ton In the mattor of the estate of her de
foasod husband, MaJ.-Gen. Henry W,
Xuwtou.
Mrs. Law ton set forth la ber petition for
the letters that she had made diligent search
and Inquiry for n will of the deceased and
bad not fouud any or obtnlned any luforinii
tton that he left or made one.
Thoso entitled to tho estate, it Is explained.
are the four children of the deceased Gen
eritl. The petition sets forth that nt the tine
rd Ids death tho only personal estate of (ten.
erul Lawton consisted of bis accumulated
pay as an ofllcerof the army, amounting t
about 1,000.
Ttvn Kllloil autt One Kseupiftl.
Trenton, N. J., (Special.) Three men were
truck by a train on the I'hlladelphla nnd
Bonding Hallway neur Hopewell. Two ol
them were killed and the third had u in Irs
liulous escape from death.
Killed III llrullier-ln-I.UH.
Sioux City, la., (Hpeclal.) Christ. Bauei
va killed Ly Ernest Myers, bis brother-in-
law, thirty milos rust ot here. Iloth men are
farmeia. Bauer met duatli In defending his
mother, with whom Mynrs had picked a
quarrel. Myers had been drinking.
Tlili'tcon Firms llnriied Out.
-1I...III..I.1 lu rUf..liil I Vrn In tl,,. I.iil.
Tiese portion of this town completely wiped
Tint all tho business houses on the south f-lile
or nam sirm-i. aiio iobs isi-buiuiuuuutuuoui
4'20 000. only nartiuliy covered bv Insurance.
'Thirteen firms were burned out. The origin
Of the tire Is unknown.
A Buccessloii of Murder.
Columbia, H. C, (Hpoelul.)-11. it. Carroll
vas shot and killed by 1). P. Johnson nl
nt Blackville. Carroll was to have beuu
tried at the coming sesslou of court at Hum
well next week, for tha killing ol Jamei
Holla lust Cbrlstmus. llulin himself had
killed bis wan, young Merrltt, Just a year
4'revlous to bis own traglo death.
Money for Lllluokalanl. '
Wasblugtou, (Heenlal.) The Henato Coin.
lull toe on foreign Itvlnttons ttiitborizod the
reporting of au amendment to the Dlplo-
matia Appropriation mil appropriating
tHX) to be paid to m Queen Lllluokalanl and
providing for au anuual douurtou of 410,0011
to her as long as sue why iivu. ,
1ht NtWS.
Democratic Governor lieckham. of Ken.
tucky, began the organization of n state
guard at Frankfort, to be armed with Win
chesters, llepubllcnn Governor Taylor's
troops at the Htate 'Capitol were nlso rein
forced. A clash may occur at any moment.
Caleb Powers, Repiiollcan secretary of state,
arrested at Lexington on tho charge of being
mpiicatod In the killing of Goebel protests
his innocence, and says all he wants Is a folr
trial. Governor Taylor declares the entire
proceeding Is a Democratic conspiracy.
Dr. Purkburst. ns cresldent of the Hoolety
for the Prevention of Crime, sent a letter to
iMstrlet Attorney Gardiner telling blm to
turn his virtuous indignation upon a number
of places In New Tork which are considera
bly more Immoral than Wallack's Theater.
I!ev. Humuel C. Kdsall, missionary bishop
of North Dakotn, has been appointed anting
mecessor to .he iHte llev. Mahlon N. Gilbert,
blseop co-ad Jutor of the Protestant Episco
pal Diocese of Minnesota.
Two more hold-ups wero reported In Nor
folk. In ono iiiFtunce the footpad, Prank
Williamson, was arrested by bis Intended
victim, Mr. Parsons, and banded over to the
police.
Captain Malum bus written an article for
Leslie's Weekly, dwelling upon the nocesslty
of a large navy for tho maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine.
I'liofllclnl advices received In Cincinnati
from Home declare that Henry Moeller,
chancellor of tho nrchdloceso of Cincinnati,
lias been appointed lilsbop of Columbus.
Three more dead bodies were removed
from the lted Ash mine, W. Vs., but the
bodies of twenty-eight more victims remain
n the mine.
William F. Miller, tho Franklin Kyndlcnte
man, was lieurd in bankruptcy proceedings
nNewiork. Hi refused to answer ques
tions.
Isaiah Onrr, colored, was sent up for six
months for attempting to burglurizotho resi
dence of Mrs. Jewell, ut Port Norfolk, Va.
Captain B. G. Puttersou. member of the
Virginia House of Delugates from Uonklug
ham county, died lu Richmond.
Adam Helpncr, a wealthy morcbant tailor
of Grafton, W. Va., committed suloldo by
leaping Into tho Valley rivor.
The revenue eervlco steamer Onondaga
left Norfolk to search for tho missing Hpan
Ish steamer Minerva.
Philip Kuntz was convicted lu Norristown,
Pa., of manslaughter lu causing the death of
Pierce W. Cope.
Thomas J. Williams was sentenced in
Staunton. Va., to three years lu the peniten
tiary for attempted rape.
Fire did about tC 1.000 worth of damage to
the factory and warehouses of Sninuel ISacon
A Sons, In Laurel, Del.
It. Gnrnett Willis died in Fredericksburg.
Va., from the effects of a wound received
during the Civil War.
Three hundred non-union workmen, un
der police guard, were put to work on build
ings In Chicago.
Resolutions wero passed by the New York
Produce Exchange asking for Justice to
Puerto ltlco.
The convention was continued In Cleve
land, O., of the National Council of Jewish
Women.
The II. Kyd Douglas Cauip, Sons ot Vet
erans, was organized In Hhepherdstown,
W. Va.
Fire wiped out 500,000 worth of property
in Leads, H. D.
The estimate ot the number of victims of
the lied Asb mine disaster near Fire Creek,
W. Va., vary between flftv-two nnd sixty.
Thirty-four were tnkon from thymine, twenty-nine
being dead nnd flv. seriously In
jured. George W. Drake, the famous Kentucky
moonshiner detective, and a man named
Ford were killed Dear Torrent, Ky., by Wil
liam Ht Jobu.
A suspected case of bubonic plague de
veloped In Chinatown, Hun Francisco, and
that section of tho city was quarantined.
Tho National Tube Company, ut McKees
port. Pu., advanced the wages of four thou
sand men ten per cent.
Smallpox Is carrying off a largo percentage
of the population la the southern part of
Mississippi.
Fire in tho retail dry-goods district In
Philadelphia caused u loss of 700,00J.
Charles Albright, uged fifteen, wus killed
by a train near Meyersdale, Pu.
Two hundred nnd thirty mun joined the
strikers lu Chlengo.
Ovor n hundred minors wero entombed by
nn explosion in the lted Asli mine, at Fire
Creok, W. Va., on the south branch of the
Chesapeake nnd Ohio Hallway. Moro than
thirty dead bodies huvo boon taken out.
Congressman Alfred C. Hiirmer. known as
the "Father of the House," who has served
thirteen full terms In Congress as rep
resentative of tho Filth Pennsylvania dis
trict, died lu Philadelphia, at the age of
seventy-llvo years.
The grand Jury lu New York brought in
indictments ugalnst six men, holding them
responsible for disseminating the falso ru
mors that brought about a decline In lirooli
lyn liupld Transit stock.'
Kdwurd C. Flaiiugan. who murdered two
women, killed ono iiiiiu and attempted tho
life ol another, was tried, convicted and
sentenced numerous times, died In prison at
Atlanta, Gu.
The strike of thirty electric crane men at
the works of the Proscd Steel Car Com puny
lu Pittsburg. Pu,. threw a thousand men out
of work.
Proceedings wero instituted in lirooklyn
against the linlthiioro mid Ohio Hullroud
Company by Hobert L. Cutting, on behalf of
the stockholders of the tituten Isluud liupld
Transit Hallway Company.
Police Maglstruto Mott In Now York held
Ulgn Nethersole, Hamlltoa Hevelle, Marcus
Mayer and Theodore Moss for trlul on the
charge of presenting an Immoral play
("Bupbo" at Wallack's Theater.
Cecil Leslie, advertising agent ot the
Franklin Syndicate, -was arrested in Brook
lyn on two charges of conspiracy and grand
larceny, und plead not guilty.
The holder of cue share of the stock of the
Itluckwell-Durham Company, prevents Its
bale to the American Tobacco Company.
One hundred thousand dollars was given
to New York University for the building of a
Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
A broken rail threw a passenger train over
au embaukmeut near Huntington, l'a. Tho
conductor wus killed uud a number of passen
gers Injured.
Miss Aline Connelly wus found unconscious
lu bur home In Norfolk, Va., having beuu at
tacked by some unknown burglar.
Edward It. Holder, a New York broker,
fulled, bis liabilities being l".'70,-15o.
The Governor of West Ytrgtuiu pordoued
Henry 11. Christie, a life prisoner.
The Independent Window Glass Associa
tion has given up the struggle.
The Democrats, Populists and Silver Re
publicans of Kansas held a meeting to settle
their differences as to the Htate offices and
get together for the Htate cumpulgn.
A number of nou-uulouUls joined tha
strikers In Chicago,
President Jordan, of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, lu a lecture lu Chicago, expressed
the opinion that the century would witness
the downfall ot Great Urltuin,
Miss Lillian Butts, daughter of a million
aire lumberman of Stillwater, Minn., eloped
with Albert H. Frunktlu, a negro, and mar
ried him In Chicago.
Iucuudlury attempts to burn the bouse of
Key. Cornelius Illyasevlts, of Ht. Paul's Uut
ted Greek Church, lu Wllkesbarre, Pa., drove
the minister Insane.
Home unknown person mixed an acid with
the holy ashes lu Ht. Hose's Cuthollo Church,
Merlden, Ct., and the worshipers were badly
burned.
50 PERISH IN MINE,
MtKUITMf. KXI'I.OSION AT FIR It
'HKHK, WKST VIRGINIA.
i
BODIES BADLY MANGLED.
The Wives Bnd Children of the Victims
Crowd About the Mines, and Many of
the Women nre Held Muck by the Re
lief Parties From Risking Their I.Ives
to Flu (I Their Loved Ones.
Fire Creek, W. Vn., (Special.) Tho first
rxploslon of gas that has ever occurred In
the New Hlver Valley happened at Hed Ash
Tuesday morning nt 7.30. The force of the
explosion was so great that cars standing
200 feet in ono of tho entries were blown out
to the month of the mine, and a hole 12 feet
In diameter was blown In the mountain side
aiie fourth ot a mile from the mouth of tho
ailnn nnd was clearly felt In the Hush Bun
mine, one mile distant.
Nearly 60 men are killed nnd Manager
Shlrkey has ordered that number of Collins.
The mine Is completely wrecked, nnd the
H'ene of the explosion cannot be reached.
Nine llodles Recovered.
Only nine bodies have been recovered, In
cluding those of Quarrels, Hackney, Jsnk
on and Washington. These were close to
the mouth of tho mine. The rest cannot bo
gotten, ns the firedamp overcomes the men
before they are hardly inside and they can
work but a few minutes nt n time. The ex
citement Is great, but not nearly so great as
might be Imagined.
Kxperlence of F.ye-Wltnessvs.
M. C. Splx, coke boss, suld he saw the
cloud of dust, wreckage, cars and other de
bris come out of the mine, nnd knew what It
was.
George Tucker snld he was standing at the
mouth ot the mine uud heard a loud explo
sion and saw lire, nnd when ho came to be
was under a pile of wreckage, severely In
jured. Htate Mine Inspector F.dwnrd G. Plnnknoy,
ot Montgomery, W. Va., snys tho mine hud
good ventilation, no holes or pockets In tho
roof, and that every preanutlou was used to
prevent accidents, but that they might have
been drawing pillars, and In the holes caused
by them the gas might have accumulated In
the mine. In time sufficient was gathered
to produce the explosion. Further thnn this
Mr. Plncknuy would say nothing, ns ho said
be could not make his report public uutll
filed In the Inspector's office.
What tho Superintendent Says.
John Lalng, mine superintendent ot tho
mines, was seen by a correspondent. lie
had been working all day lu the mine and
was suffering from the gas. When ques
tioned la regard to the explosion, he said
that he had been mine superintendent for a
long time and that be had never known of
so serious an explosion liefore. -Hn bnd
never thought such nn explosion possible in
this mine; that while be Lad noticed some
little gas in the mine, It was not considered
dangerous; tbnt they bad seen some little
fire on the coal, but that every precaution
known bad been taken; that they bad a
competent boss, whose duty It was to see
that no one carrying an exposed light went
n where the gas was known to be; that
wherever gas in the slightest was they had
signboards, and the men were cautioned
nevor to go Into these places until the -lire
bors bad written on these boards that
he bud examined the plnoes lu question nnd
they were safe. Mr. Lalng snld that their
system of ventilation was perfect, as tbey
had two good fans and their courses were
double and drove the pure air up to tho face
ot tho coal when the men were working. - He
says the explosion occurred about 7 A. M.,
and thero were between 60 and GO men In nt
the time. Had It ocourred 30 minutes later
there would have been 16J men In the mine.
The sight ot the poor blackened bodies
that have been taken from the mines Is aw
ful. Tbey were burnt almost beyond recog
nition, and a white man can hardly be dis
tinguished from a blnok man.
Resellers at Work.
The rescuing party Is working in 10-min-utes
shifts, but can do little, although they
are working heroically. The after-damp Is
holding them back, and a man goes In,
walks out In a tew minutes, or Is brought
gasping to the light. A mine doctor grabs
the mun, cold water is applied to his face
nnd then a little whisky is given him and he
staggers on to fresh air. In the course of nn
hour be goes back to the work ot rescue.
MANGI.i:i II V CRAMIUNU TRAIN'S.
Fear Hundred Minors In a Hud Wreck
Two Killed.
liriizll, Ind., (Special.) A minors' trnln,
carrying 4 0 workmen at tho mines north of
here to their homes In this city, wnsrun Into
by a locul freight train on tho Chicago nnd
Eastern Illinois Kuiiroud, and the caboose
nnd two earn wero smashed to splinters.
Melviu Easter and Charles Crompey wero
instantly killed, nnd more than forty per
sons severely Injured. Among those sei
lously injured, many of whom will die, are:
Thomas Barrowmai, both logs broken;
Will Dodwell, injured Internally; William
Lumsevn, nrm broken, injured in chett;
Samuel Lynch, Internal injuries; John Dick
son, buck broken; Thomas Davis, both arms
broken; John Little, linn broken; Wil lum
Vesper, internal injuries.
The wreck occurred 111 n deep cut In tho
center of n short curve. The rullroud com
pany at once sent a special train nnd brought
the wounded to this city. All tho vehicles
obtainable at the livery stables uud from
private homes were secured to take the men
to their homes. Engineer William McInMsli
und Fireman Ed Hheehau, on tho freight
train, were Injured by Jumping when they
observed the Impending danger, The wreck
age caught fire, and the rescuers wero forced
to make a heroic light to prevent those
pinned la the wreck from being cremated.
Medals for (tailors.
Washington, (Special.) Secretary Long
has returned to tho House Military Cora
mlttee with bis approval the draft of a bill
submitted to him and Introduced by Hepre-
sentutive Bull, of Cpnnectlcut, appropriating
tW,0'M to provide medals for the sailors who
participated lu the battle of July 3 off Bun
Hugo.
The mcaBuro is so framed as to avoid lu
vldlous distinction and the runewul of old
animosities.
WATON RKI.lli.Vr.il.
The Admiral Will I.euve for Home on the
Itultlmoi-e.
Washington, (Special.) On account ol
the delicate condition of Admiral Watson's
health he bus been authorized to transfer
his flag to the Baltimore, which vessel is to
be detached from the Asiatic Squadron, uud
to proceed borne by way of the HueK Canal
and Mediterranean Heu.
Hear-Admirul George 0. Homey, at present
in command of tho Portsmouth (N. II.)
Navy-yard, will be ordered to succeel Hear
Admlrul Watson la command of tl.e Ailutlo
Htatlou,
ENGLAND'S NKW TASK.
Dutch la tho Colony la Revolt In Two
Districts.
Cape Town. (By Cable.) Nearly the whole
ot tho Dutch population ot tbe Prleaku and
Kenhurdt districts are in rebellion.
Mauy of the Dutch from neighboring dis
tricts are repor'.ed to have Joined them,
notably Plet Moolman, wbo will lead tbe
rebels.
In the Keiehstag Count von Boslow laid
Germany was favorably disposed to Tha
Hague Cant -renco la so for as U did not Jeo
pard! her right to protest nor latsjiests.
BOERS DRIVEN BACK.
lord Roberts Reports Successful Operations-Gen.
French Did the Hardest
Part nf the Fighting.
London, (By Cable.) The War Office has
Just posted tho following advices from Lord
Hoierts:
"Poplar Grove, Wednesday. We had a
very successful day aud have completely
routed the enemy, who are In full retreat.
"Tho position which they occupied Is ex
tremely str ng and cunningly arranged with
a second line of Intrenchments, which would
have caused us heavy Ion bad a direct attack
been made.
"Tuo turning movement was neeessnrlly
wide, owing to the nature of the ground,
and tho cavalry nnd horse artillery horsef
are much done up.
"The flghlng was practically confined to
tha cavalry division, which, as usual, did ex
ceedingly well, nnd General French reports
that the horso artillery batteries did great
execution among' the enemy.
"Our casualties wore about fifty. I regret
to suy that Lieutenant Keswick was killed
and Lieutenant Bnllev was severely wound
ed, both of the Twelfth Lancers. Lieutenant
Do Crnsplgny, of tho Second Life Guards,
was severely wounded. Hcmnlning casual
ties will bo telegraphed later.
"tienernls Dewet and Delarey cornmamleu
the Boer forces."
Earlier in tho day, In n despatch to tho
War Odice, announcing his intended attack
on tlio Boers, Lord Huberts had given the
following as the disposition of the forces:
"Tho enemy occupied a position four miles
north and eleven miles south of tbe Modder
Hlver. ' I pluced General Colvllle's division
on tho north bank nnd Generul Kelly-Kenny's
and Tucker's divisions, with cavalry, ou the
south bank. Tho cavalrv division succeeded
In turning the enemy's left flank, opening a
road for tho Sixth Division, which Is ndvauc
ing without having been obliged to fire a shot
up to the present time. The enemy are lu
full retreat towards the north and east. They
aro being closely followed by cavalry, horse
artillery and mounted Infantry, while
tucker s Seventh Division, Colvllle's Ninth
Division uud the Guards brigade, under
Pole-Carow, nre making tholr way across tbe
river at Poplars Drift, whero I propose to
place in headquarters."
A MILLION LOST 11 V A FHtK.
A Disastrous Conflagration in the JDy
Goods District In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, (Special.') A lire entailing
an estimated loss of over 700,000 occurred
lu the retail dry goods district. The confla
gration originated la the engine room of
Hhoneman Bro9., dry goods and millinery
store, at Eighth and Arch streets. The
engine room was lu tho basement at the
center of tho structure. It Is said tbut while
tbe Are wus belug drawn from the furnaces
spurks communicated with some waste
paper, nnd the little bluzo spread with as
tffnfsblng rapidity to the upper floors.
.This was at 7:1! o clock, and the em
ployes had not yetwrlved. A generalalarm
was sounded, but all efforts to save tbe
building were fruitless, nnd It was leveled.
The loss Is pluced at 6:100,000. Marks Bros.'
dry goods store, adjoining, was partly dam
aged by smoke and water, and their store
house was completely gutted, entailing au
estimated loss ot ;JUO,000. The Huonemau
building wus tour stories and Murks live
stories In' height.
The Humes spread to tbe six-story building
ou Cherry street occupied by Meyerhoff
Bros., manufacturers ot women's und chil
dren's clothing, uud tho Philadelphia Elec
trical Equipment Company. Nothing was
left of this place but the walls, and the loss
is placed at 2OD,O0U. Several smaller build
ings were more or less seriously damuged.
About 1.00U persons, men, womeu and
children, were thrown out of employment
by tho lire.
ANOTIIKIt NTF.FL CUM PA NT.
Ouo Incorporated nt Chiirlentowu With a
Cupltut or One Million.
Chnrlcstown, W. Vn., (Special.) A steel
concern was incorporated here with a sub
scribed capital ot ff 1,000,000, of which
100 ,000 Is already paid up. The Incorpora
tors are James N. Vance, John D. Culbert
son uud Frank J. Ileum, nil of Wheeling,
and Arthur F. Lul-.o and Edmund C, Con
verse, of New York. Tho main olTIco of the
company will be at Wheeling, and the com
pany will begin at once tlio manufacture of
steel and Iron. Charters' have also been is
sued to tbe Ideal Mutual Improvement Com
pany, ot Huntington, with an authorized
capital of f 50,000. Tho Incorporators aro
P. Q. Payne and N'. H. Gordon, of Hunting
ton; D. Strutton, of St. Albans. W. A. Har
per and W. W. Tackle, of Winchester, Ky.
The Morguntown Bridge uud Investment
Company, of Morguntown, with an author
lisod capltnl of ir'ioO.OOO. Tho incorporators
arc all ot Morguntown.
F1ICF. AT FI.I.Hll 1 11.
-1'Iki
Lnn Will Reach Fifty Thousand
Dollars.
Parkersbtirg. W. Vu., (Special.) -Tho town
of Ellzubetb, Wirt county, narrowly escaped
being wiped out by lire Sunday.
About i o'clock A. M., lire broke out In the
rear of Mrs. Hayre's millinery store und
spread rapidly throughout u row of build
ings opposite the courthouse, Including
Flino's Jewelry store, the Elizabeth Drug
Company's establishment, the general tor
of Gray Bros, and tbe grocery of H. E. Wood
bard. These structures, together with their
contents, wero destroyed. The buildings
were tho property of Mrs. Kendall. Thero Is
uo flro department nt Elizabeth, and the
flames were fought by a bucket brigade.
Just after tlio lire broke out the authorities
of this city were telephoned for und hail the
city fire englues and men all ready to start
for the scene ou a spcoiul train ou the Little
Kanawha Valley Hullroud when word wus
received that the lira was under control.
Tho loss Is estimated ut 50,000.
A World's Record lirokeu.
Minneapolis, Minn., f( Special.) -Cburb i
Hanson, a Swede, lifted 500 pounds with one
finger without a harries. The accomplish
ment ot this feat breaks the world's record
for one-finger lift, OSU.' j pounds, lifted In
Chicago. May 7, 189(1, by Louis Cyr, n French
man. Hansen now claims the world's cham
pionship for the oua-lluger lift, und will de
tend bis tltlo against all comers.
KILI.IIl) AT LAST.
Gt'urgc Oruke, Funions -Hnuntiuii Dntee.
live. Shot by Old Fueiny.
Lexington, Ky., (Special.) George W.
Drake, the famous mountain detective und
ex-deputy United Status Marshal, and a man
named Ford were shot to death near Tor
rent, Ky., by William St. John.
It Is reported to be the result of bad feci
ingot long stnudlng between Drake aud
Ht. John.
Drake Is said to huvo run down more
moonshiners nnd criminals in the mountains
at Eastern Kentucky thuu uuy other oll'.cex
lu the service.
RAVAGED II V NMALfil'MX.
Ail Appalling State of AITuIra Revealed In
Moutlieril Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., (Special,) Au official re
port made to the Hinds County Bonrd ol
Supervisors reveals an appalling stute of
tffairs lu tho Jonesvllle neighborhood, lu
the southern pnrt of tho county.
Tho community Is literally honeycombed
with smallpox of tha most virulent and
loathsome form, und during the past six
weeks nearly one hundred deaths huvo oc
curred. Ou some days the death rate has
tieen so large that It was impossible to
iHcure coBln, aud rude caskets were nmde
(rom rails.
AGUINALDO'S MOB.
8KNOR I.ALA III.AMKH ANTI-IMPF.R-lALHTM
FOR IILOOHMHF.I).
MEETS LEAGUE OFFICIALS.
War Prolonged by the Doeuineiils Sent
Out to the Islands -1 ho Rebel t'hleftnln
Heads Them to IllsSulili ers and Declares
That the Americans Want lllui lo Con
tinue the War.
Boston, Mass.. (Special.) -Hamou jieye"
,..., i. i,nu ytj ui iiinuua, wno is leciuriui
on the Philippines, visited tho ofibw of the
Anti-Imperialist League by request of Sec
retary Irving Wlnslow. Wllllum Lloyd Oar-
The throe had n long talk, after which Mr.
Labi said that be nnd his new formed ac
quaintances could hardly agree on a single
point,
T)ltrln,l, .. .1 ... r l I I.
.u.... iub von v rsn l io 11 Jir. J.nn fcOiu uig
Boston men that Agulnuldo's following is
among the uneducated, nnd that he nils
these people with stories, making them be-
linllaua tl.... If .1 . .
..ro buuh 11 iney accept American govern
ment they will only return to Spanish op
pression. Mr. Lain further said:
l..L.I.I. 1 . 1 t .1 ,1 1
..uiiiniuu is iissisieil oy 1110 Bliw-linper
inllsts In this country. Theso latter he
'mines ejr me oiooiisiieil in tuo I'liinppines.
They have sent documents to that country
a id these nre published in tho Filipino
papers.
"Aguionldo rends them and shows them to
his followers with tho stutement: ! told you
that tbe Americans want us to continue the
war.' As a result, tbe noor fellows continue
to light.".
OLD TROOPS RFTl'RM.NG.
Those Longest In Philippines Are In lie
Relieved.
Washington, f Hpociiil.V The War Denart-
Ilieut tills taken the fulfill. a'Mi.e hiviinli nn.
ovatlng the military forces In the Philippines
y returning in small detnclinients the troops
who have seeu longest service there uud re
placing them by recruits raised in this
country.
The movement began last wee:.-, when in
structions Were Relit to Genernl tn nfclf
out a battalion from each of three regiments
wnicn nail been longest In the Philippines,
namely, the Fourteenth, Eighteenth und
Tweuty-third Infantry and return them to
the United Htntes.
The Eighteenth Infniit
tliroiiffli the Island
third Is In the Islands of Cebu and Jolo and
toe fourteenth Is nt Manila. The men picked
out for return will be those whoso term ot
enlistment are about to expire or those
uroseu in noultD.
While General Otis has not yet signified
What force ho renlllrestn immitniianh, f.-.r tha
withdrawul of these three battailous, tbe
department is proceeding on tho assumption
that tbe recruits i.oiH.i.r.,i in v. Vn.v
ready to leave for Manila on tho Sumner
yiuou mat transport U completed will
suffice.
TROOPS CALLED FOR.
Generals Young and Hood Ask for Rein
rorceineiiU Rebels Attack
Aparrl Town.
Manila, (By Cable.) -Generals Voung uud
Hood are asking for reinforcements, and u
battalion of the Forty-eighth Hcglmcnt hits
been sent to Anarri. Other troooa will fi-tt.
low. Tbo rebels, recently, persistently at-
uiueu Aparri lor several hours, but were,
flnnlly driven away. Details of the ulTuli
are lacking.
The rebels nre holding reunions In the
Province ot North Ilocos. and the Hed Kati
puunn Cross, sympollc of resistance, is uguln
appearing among the natives. It is believed
tbut tho Insurgent gunoruls. Tlno und Flores,
have been driven by General Voung Into
Genernl Hood's district, south of Aparrl.
Tim. fuct that General Voung is unable,
owing to lack of -troops, to muiutuin garri
sons lu all the towns oc-upled has had u bad
effect on the native.
General Biitos has returned bore after
leaving garrisons lu tho provinces of North
and Houtli Catnurluos. Tho expedition lost
seven meu killed and ton wounded. On en
tering New Caoeres. Province of South
Camarlnes, Generul Bates learned that 2.00C
lusurgents bad departed the samuduv. The
Americans immediately scut out three pur
suing columns, encountering the enemy lu
three stnull engagements and killing a total
of 40 men.
The Spanish prisoners report tbut the
enemy has divided Into small bunds lu the
mountains under the leadership of General
I.eguspl. The town of Irlgn has been burned
by the enemy. Both provinces wero thor
oughly scouted. The inhabitants of tho dis
trlnt of Llbmunau, liioludliig Abeilu, the
provincial Governor, nnd other olllclals, ure
returning to their homes. Abcllu has Is
sued a proclumutlou calling upon the native.
to submit to the Amerienns.
Liberated priests from New Cnceres report
that the lusurgents killed 6 Chlunuieu and
40 Spaniards ut the towu of Culubanga.
It is estimated that there are 100,1 00 bales
of hemp In the Cumnrlues provinces.
Twelve huudred well-armed Insurgent
formerly of Cuvlte Province, with a Chinese
general lu command, surrouud the towns o
Albay nnd I.eguspl. They huvo effected
three night attacks and continually bnrus
the Forty-seventh Hcglmcnt, which bus lost
8 men killed and 20 wounded lu defending
those towns.
OM VUTTF.D si U I in:.
Trua-lc DealU of F. M. Reynold, ul Pui
son., W. Vu.
Parsons, W. Va., (Special. I F. M. Hoy
nolds, a prominent lumber dealer of tills
town, committed suicide In the office of bis
mill at Thomas. He cut hi. throat with u
knife, und only lived a short time. No cause
is asslgued for the deed.
Circuit Court Is in session. At this term
will coum up the celebrated Keens ease.
Fred D. Kerns was tried ut the June term oi
theClrcultOourt liere for the murder uf Mb
Lucy Doy, lu Davis, lust April. He wuscon.
vlcted ot murder lu the first degreo and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The
Supreme Court reversed lids verdict, and
now the case Is buck for u new trial.
Fulul Fxpln.loii.
Pouipton, N. J., (Special.) 'pho Smith
Fuse Munufuctory at this place blew up aud
four persons wero killed aud a number more
or less injured.
The killed are: John llboda, William Cad
mus, Willlum H. Talmage, John Merrltt, u
boy.
They were nt work In the factory witli
ubout 30 other men aud girls. The bodies ol
tho four persons killed were badly mangled,
aud some of them blown to pieces.
Percy Jacobus was blown Into tbe liver
and bndly hurt.
OVKHIlltKS FOR PF..U K..
The Conditions 81111I1 that Great lirltaln
Woiiiit Not Listen to Them,
London, (By Cable.) The Dully News
uiukes the following edltorluluuiiouuueuient:
"It v;ns rumored in London aud we have
ome reason for believing the rumor to be
correct thut the two republics made lu
formul and uuofllclul overtures ot peace,
"Unfortunately, the conditions suggested
are of such a character as to preclude the
possibility of leudiug to any result. Terms
which might have been gludly accepted be
fore tbo war, lu order to avert It, nre Im
possible after the war, with all the sacrlltci i
It has entailed."
LEAVING CAPE COLONY.
The liners ar Retreating Fran All of
That Mcetlon -Gen. Drnunnl
Attacks Them.
London, F.tip., (By Cable.) The Boars
nre evacuating all of Northern Cape Colony,
currying their guns and snpplles with them,
A forco remains nt Norval'a point, presumn
bly to oppose 11 British ndvnnce across the
Orange river there, Genernl Brabant, com
manding a division of colonial troops, at
tacked it force of Boers nt Labuschngneg
nek, on the rond from Dordrecht to James
town. Lahuschagnes nek Is about 35 miles
northeast of Htcrkstroom. General Brabant,
it Is stated, gained three positions, nnd ns
night closed was facing Boors posted on an
opposlto hill. Tho British loss was six
killed nnd 18 wounded."
Fighting has begun to the eastward of
Osfonteln, tn tho Grange Free Htnte. whero
Lord Huberts' maiu army Is stationed. Gen
eral French, with a largo mountod force,
found Boers Intrenched lu a strong position
on a kopje nnd fighting was In progress when
tha last mcssngo wns sent. Helntoraoments
nre reaching Lord Hoborts dally, A Lon
don cablegram says his army must number
between 50,0 0 and 00,000 mon. If not more.
Genernl Bailor's forces in Natal numbers
40.000. Good judges In London now plnco
the total Torce of Boers in the field nt B ,000.
All or part of tho Transvaal Boers who re
cently faced General Duller in Natal nre re
treating to Blcgnrsnerg, .IS miles north ot
Ladysmlth. A British forco will march
through Zululnnd nnd try to Intercept thorn
north of BIggnrsberg. Sotuo of tbo Free
Staters have ret red to Van Knenen's Pass,
and the mass of troops from both republics
Is believed to be assembling at Wlnburg, 70
miles northeast of Bloumfonteln.
It Is officially announced at Hloemfontoin
that "General Oronje, with from 2,000 to
3.000 men, surrendered owing to scarcity of
food nnd ammunition." A Cape Town dis
patch states that the Boer prisoners enptured
at Paurdeberg inuke n total of 4,0(10. The
dlffureuco iu the figure may bo accounted
for if tho Capo Town total Is taken to repre
sent not only thoso captured with Cronje
February 27, but tho others captured In Hie
operations which ended In CronJo'e sur
render. Dr. W. J. Loyds, European diplomatic
ageut of the Transvaal, authorlr.es a denial
of the report that he received news that
Mufeklug bud Loon relieved.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Opposition to the E-nporor's bill for nn In
crease in tbo navy is increasing la the Belch
stag. The trouble between tho French Canadians
and the English lu Montreal continues threat
ening. '
. Mr. Hobert J. Buchanan, secretary ot tbe
Lafayette Monument Commission, presented
to President Lou bet the first ot the Lafayette
souvenir dollars.
Tbe Montreal Express, on the Canadian
Pacific, went down an embankment,' near
Burkton and n number ot passengers were
Injured.
The Influenza Is now raging in Paris,
President Loubot, Cardinal Illchard and
other prominent people being among tho
sufferers.
The University of Edinburg will confer the
degreo ot doctor of laws upon United States
Ambassador Choate.
Charles Engleton was sent up for five
years In London for bigamy.' He admitted
having six wives.
The Girman schooner Ida foundered oft
Dungeness.. All but two of the crow were
drowned.
The l'rlnce nnd Princess of Wales opened
tho big new tenement buildings In London.
Tho secret Instructions Issued by the Prus
sian Minister of tho Interior wore that no
statistical information about tho contraven
tion of tbe food adalterutlou law should be
given tbe American consuls.
, The British punitive expedition sent to
avenge the murder of two commissioners in
tho Moughern district, Bunnub, killed 80
villagers and burned 2,000 houses,
Tho Ilusslun government, it is Raid, will
lease a Persian harbor on terms Rlmilnr to
thoso of tho leuso of Port Arthur.
Lady Louise MadeleluaTlghe, who dunccd
nt the famous hall in Brussels, died at Wood
stock, County Kilkenny.
The German Reichstag passed the third
reading ot tbe motion to repeal the so-called
"dictatorship paragraph" lu force In Alsace
Lorraine. MuJor McBrlde, who raised an Irish bri
gs, lo tor tho Boers, was defeated ia his con
test to succeed Michael Duvltt in Parlia
ment. Tho German battleship Suchsoou stranded
neur Kiol, and lu nttemptlug to lighten the
warship ouo ot her guns was lost.
During a carnival procosslon nt Caracas,
Venezuela, an Ineffectual attempt wns made
to shoot President Castro.
Paul Degchanel, president of the French
( number of Deputies, In n speech In Paris
spoke warnlugly nguiust demonstrations ot
Anglophobia.
King Oscar of Sweden expresses tbe hope
that tho wars in South Africa nnd the Philip
pines will soon be ended. Tho new Swedish
Minister of Forelgii Affairs strenuously op
poicj the demand of the Norwegians for a
separate minister ot foreign nffuirs and a
separatu representation abroad.
FIELD OF LABOR.
Chicago may export coal.
Philadelphia has IDS unions.
Japan cooks earn kl.i ) per weok.
Au.-tdu's 00,000 coal miners struck.
New York is to have n plu trust.
Japan cottou mills are consolidating,
llostou bus 12,300 municipal omployees.
Alabama Is to have it Stute federation.
New York nte Inst year D77,2N9,120 eggs.
Grlflln, Gu., Is to have n 'Jl.uuo knitting
mill.
America has seventeen (leou nrgiirlno fun
lories, Nuvv York bus a co-operative cigarette
makers' union.
The United States and Canada contain
400,003 conl miuers.
Providence carpenters will demand tho
t ight-hour day.
New York iiuloulsts want a "labor-law en
forcement Inspector."
During tho past four years 10,000,000
union hat lube's bavo been used.
The Iron Mulders' Union of New York Is
worth ;I5,000 ami bus 8,000 members.
Ohio's legislature killed a paper thut re.
pi I red equal pay tor men and womeu.
Titrnpool, Austria, has 11 municipal bnk
crv. and sells bread nt cost iirice to citizens.
Dresden, Germany, publishes a daily
paper, und nil profits are spent on public
parks. r
Leeds, England, but city ownership of
slaughterhouse and incut market costing
. i U,i 00.
Berne, Switzerland, has n muniulpul
slaughterhouse, water works, lighting
plant, Ac.
Vienna opera! 14 municipal brickyards and
sells part of tbe product to private parties,.
The ratio of meu to women among the
public school tencbers lu Massachusetts is 1
to 10.2.
No fewer than 40,000 people nre injured in
uiuiiufiioturlug Industries of New York Stute
yourly.
Tho Hyrnousu Labor World h;is started nu
agitation among the worklngiuen ut thai
oity, alining at tun abandonment ot the Erie
Canul as a waterway und tbo construction
on Its Hue of a railroad to to owued and
operated by the Htate.
KEYSTONE-
I.ATF.KT NF.WH Git-,.
PUBLIC OFFICER
IHuipliln Comiiv Vnh
'''' " "'.i.bl.n
Rig Increase In M,,,er
ylvanla-Nnn Vrk ,
pany Purchases l,, 'k
- fed
William Dolbert. .,
the Board of Poor U!rw. -v
Allontown on n ehnnr.,.11. .
ns n public officer. lh J.
nnd mot his fellow.,,, t V
bonrd. to whom be trid..
Immcdlntely nfter thu
G rom an ordered (WulIT
Information against li.ji I?,'
and Delbert placed tm,,.5i',.
ahoarlng. Alderinim..jJ;lt
Constable Gruele mni. I
manded ball to the mn,ir
wns furnished by tl. K jg
director, Frnnk l)..i,l
finding of Irregiilnrlth
Delbert by tho coiiuty ,
beon told. The ainilt,.. 0"
Anotner nlleged hogiU
ziuoiuer nueged Ipokiu L,
It was made, out in 1' V
Wright, of West ( iit, j
Inged. furnished prnvi., jf
I0.SO to Mrs. Kinross,-; K
1. Euiniit,. V
i" liiriiU. t:
noney. li.fV
r over tl,, jri
iiurues Hint no f
ceived tho mone
mnn Is going
cuuuiy auuiiors to ru
.... C-'-
Dolbort's nlleged rr,,pi rr'
that he realizes that I t
mistake. Ho exprensi, Jjm
Imburse tho countv. i,,,, L
snys tho charge will V,
whether Delbert rem,, 7
,7
Payment nf nn 4(i
Thi, question of irt, jkoc
time" to ask for tho p, j
note, one thut hns nevrr 2 (h
courts of Pennsylviinli I
nn opinion from'.IuilKe.-t,m:
burg. In Muy, lsici, th
Bank discounted a notf
for 7,000 for tho ben I
W. Belly, it being liAriha
Holly. The note was n
ment until March. b ng
could not pay, ami ifel Jl Ci
executor of the enilor-j.R(,
died. The executor 4.1 '
"reasonable time" for i v
had expired, the tin, ,"7
thirty-three month. TnP
contending that the u
until demand was mina'
Judge Simonton deoil- k
saying: "Tho uecessnr; U
olslons (of our own Jr.
promises on which the; t g.:
indorser In the cno li Jy
not made within a rem j
hold liable. The court-.a
any hurd and fast rule cf '
Is a reasonable time
of payment must bo mi: tc
on demand. There in t 'iel11
decides that a delay o! r
Is reasonable, and it wi
failure of tbe plulntlltiji ii
of the note in eoiitrmr it
the maker until the if
thirty-three months M J0(;
nnd Indorsed and d (ij a3
muorser was tiisenitif i
her Indorsement. I
indorsement. Tii '
therefore, directed t
favor of the dufeinliml.
filed within the. rliiie ii-
( r.
i mi
. ". vnnli
To Makp.tu:t
A denl litis been oil t ,
iVO t
u-h
tho Wlnslow Autoniol:
York, secures the Doi-
Mi
and tho Lcnnpe Uleyc. 'B
ley, n representative 0! H 80
that the demand for tl il
ceods their capacity! o 1111
their present works.-pis '.
transfer is mudu mi )
will be made to the pli: a
a new industry to IM jjiul
employment to UOO ert L,om
"" feout
.lilllge A I J 4 1 h. tjaiuf
Superior Court Ju-J l)tt,
who was tnkon sinliK pj1Cl.
ugo. wns removed fr -Lj
dolphin to receive trri-j
Cblrurglcul Hospital.
II... ..I In
ticnc
mg pnvniu ini .
law, Deputy Attornev ?M
M T. ltunnn Mi'.-onH '.'A-
id n3
Highest Itslriy Vl
The Amulgumiiti il ) f ro
for March uud April
and resulted lu an i'"! 3
Irom 5.75 to4. II" P3uU
gives an ndvnnce of litres,
ere, making an Iik-h bwar
July 1, or 117 per omit Jtulei
This is the highest tr jt ,
dnco 1870, uud nnW'jnplii
la Eastern Ohio uri'l ,1
irn linio a:i' -
Null ScrliK'M-l
- 1
to
uee
Blood poison I ax
son 1 11K r) of jj
,e tutus
.. n l.flf
cratch ou tin
kvhllu handling nbnr:
itho n
loath ot Juremiub r
i Pottstowii bakery.
small null In He"
ears of age.
jjsi'ti;
tilie
L
Ulcus
.... W p:
L f - .- 1
County .lull id ' j ,
An overheated sb J"'"'"
.utility jail und couri' ' aim,
I'lalutleid, caused
building before the We.t!
I rlsoners were in the -yo, w i
jticntl
iioirl iP'ttry
Thieves entered tk' pley,
(be abseuoo of the I" I f c!a
aud, breaking open
a shotbiig contaluluS'atly,
- I ap.u
. In "'f' near
Bobbers entered lb' 'lady,
once H. Young, .M:ied up
49,6i.0 cigars. I rcui
Howard U. Orwitf. 'Wr,
farmer residing iw"! jo.p,
unsuccessful """""'.rds s
shooting himself t 'i p
reIlver- -Jropit
county soiiciioi " ,(,;
Adumi
A TsU'"'
ty uurju .
great haste to 1
,,. n the IirOP-
tarmhouue that W
to her to engn' J
reply: "MIM f
a week Mich.
rnnm r tc when
mi,u la very "t"
hrock rtw
TahU nf th
cream lu abiini
W,i t (remind!
nl.nniwl nf Elie'"
. . - .hot :
numaiTipi lo
tha matter (W
reud: "I couw' j
. .1,1 n.
this year, as P'A
the ground lalfc
HVUk.UU I." ., .
nn r.-. B.II S.1IM
a delinquent tux eoN'r11"0
and bis suretlos, Am'f "T w
of FleetwiV " Liu
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