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"J HE NEWS.
Publlo opinion In Vlriilnls. is divided a tc
lUr Governor's responsibility (or Mie Km
I orla lynching, hut there In general un
dercurrent ol satisfaction at thefeanlt. Th
body of the Btgro Cotton was taken tc
Norfolk.
Thirteen young girl tudenta of the West
era Kemlnaiy for Girls, lu Oxford, O., wer
suspended for Indecorous conduct la holding
u Initiation lu cemetery vault,
Albert R. Talbott, who was to here been
best man lit Ills brother' murrlnge to MIm
Lucy Bigstuff, of Bath county, Ky.. changed
places and became the girl's buaband.
The York Cotton Mill Company, of South
Carolina, will deduct three per oeut. fron
the annual dividend and mid It to the wagei
ft tba operative.
After a qunrrol with her low In Paterson,
N. J., Miss Anno Volnndo liild bur neud ot
a railroad Irucic aud allowed a train to d
rapltate uer.
Dr. H. A. Ward, of Baltimore, anil R. W
Oatewood, of Old Point, had a narrow is
tape Irom diownliiK In Hampton Roads.
lu Mount Kliiko, N. Y., Mm. Qeorge Felner
attempted to lasn Frank Drowfoogie foi
poking fun at ber husband.
Lena Cook, In Philadelphia, ma. If a foiirtt
unsuccessful utttmpt to kill herself.
Captain fleorgo II. Flngg died In Charles
town, W. Va., of apoplexy.
Volney V. Ashford, formerly a Hawaiian
revolutionist, dlrd lu Oakland, Cal.
Tba differences Ib'Iwito II. (!. Frlek and
Andrew Cnruegla Lave been puttied. Tbli
announcement was made oillolally by the
Carnegie Ktool Company.
Tbe Japanese Liner Hong-Kong Mam hai
arrived from tbe Orient via Honolulu. No
malls nor passengers will he landed until
tbe vessel has been passed by the quarantine
inspectors.
Sheriff Hutor, of Frankfort, sworr In a
posse of 1'iS apodal deputy sheriffs. About
half of those aworn In are members of the
sew Beckham mllltlu company reuently or
qanlned. Ouni and ammunition were stored In
buildings adjacent to tliejull in Frankfort
where the Goebel suspects lire confined,
riils action was taken on the strength of
rumors tbtit armed bodies of men from tho
mountain counties may anine there to the
preliminary trlnbi.
Thirty-two students at I.ttwreuccvllle (N.
J.) Academy wore aont to their homes lo pro.
vent tbe spread of diphtheria prevalent
I here.
The Lick Obsorvalory will a 'nd out an ex
piultlou to observe tho total eailpie of the
tun May 28.
Tbe Kansua City Chief of Pollco offiirod to
pay 45 out of bin aalary for the body of
(rach blghtwayman killod In that city.
Musical wiorka of all nations wlil1e ad
njtted to the Paris Exposition.
The Chicago Board of Education dropped
from the list of aupplomentury reading for
the publlo school histories of Luglaud.
It was stated In the Canadian Parliament
.lint the plague hail reach d Port'i'owuseod,
Wash.
Thro., were hurt lu a falling elevator at 217
Centre street, New York.
Opposition to Virginia's new valuation law
culminated In the refusal of Judge Hiinckel,
or tbe Corportion Court of Norfolk, to allow
n recently appointed, commissioner to qual
ity, on tho ground that the law la unconsti
tutional. Speohil nio? tern to take evidence have been
appointed by Judge Waddilllu thu Seaboard
Air Line consolidation case.
Judge Fields, of Perry county, Ky., said
In Lexington that he saw "Tallow" Dick
Combs In a barber shop la Beattyvllle, and
he said be was not hidiug.
H. W. E:imlck and It. R- Horner wnr
elected delegatus to the National Republl--itn
Convvutlou from thu Eighth Virgmln
district
One hundred and fifty mnculn'Rta went on
rtriko ut Cleveland. They want eight hours
work with pag for ten hours,
It was rumored la New York that nil the
coinpresgcd-ulr companies In this country
will shortly be consolidated.
The gold Htatue of the American glr', ol
which Ming Maude Adams was the oiodul
was east in New York.
Frank W. Elliott, an editor, wag shot Ir
tbe side and arm at Troy, Kansas, by an un
known man.
Lieutenant Beaton Hchroeder will succeed
Captain Leary as nnvnt governor of Ouani
Thirty people were Injured la Cblcngo.
tome seriously, by the fall of nn elevutor.
It was reported that tba Prince of Walei
lutended to challenge for the America's cup
hut that ho wns Interfered with by the Houth
African war.
Two gentlemen have given the Unlverxlt)
of Chicago f 60,0 0 apiece under the Rocke
feller offer to give 12,000,00 provided It wa
duplicated from other sources.
A letter dated Cape Town, Houth Africa,
lias been received ut Grand Rapids, Mich.,
from (leu. William L. Wnlte, the indicted
tjuurtermnntur-gouerul of the Michigan Na
tional Guard.
'Tbe Ruinford medal of tbe 'American
Academy of Arts and Hclencia was awarded
to Charles F. Itm-di, of Cleveland.
Several manufacturers appeared before
the sub-commllteo of tbe Congressional In
dustrlal Commission In Chicago, which met
to Investigate manufacturing conditions In
the West.
A Ore In Tlqua, O., destroyed the W. P.
Orr Linseed Oil Mill, owned by thu Ameri
can Linseed Oil Company.
President lames O'Connell and hi assist
ant', representing tbe International Asso.
' elation of Machinists, have prepared two
geuernl circulars to be Sunt to the organisa
tion at large.
One of the giant spurs of tbe Kan Jacinto
Mountain, In California, tumbled Into a val
ley beneath It,
The Chicago packers are watching the
trusg'e In the Oormau Reichstag over tbu
meat bill.
Tbe Philadelphia Conference of the Meth-
odiflt Episcopal -Church adopted a paper in
support of the expansion policy of thu pres
ent National Administration.
Tbe United Htatos Supreme Court sus
tained tbe constitutionality of tbe Texas
antl-lriiht law.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
reek a Lake bliore train at Olmstcad Falls,
Ohio.
Thu Kansas City, Pittsburg and Oult Rail
road was sold at Jopllu, Mo., for 12,50 1,01)1
to the representative of tbe Philadelphia re
organisation committee.
President Hndley, of Yale, addressing the
aiudentv, said the smallpox scare waa not
Wiirra iled hy tbn facta.
The Republican County Convention of
Franklin oounly, Pa., nominated a county
ticket to ba voted for at the November elec
tion. Mr. T. 0. Campbell, tbe attorney for
Ooobel's brothers, said llepublicaua were
not concerned In ilie conspiracy, but tbat
lli crime will be traced to antl-Ooubel lead
ers. William R. Prall, paymaster of the Statvn
Island Rapid . Trauslt Railroad Company,
died lu New York.
The fust mall on tbe Pont System was
wrecked uear Ozark, Ala. A number of
jnBunger were Injured.
The grnnlte-rutters of New England are
firepailng to make an uncompromising fight
for eight hours uud minimum wages of (3
A day.
Bishop Uurst, lu bis sermon at tbe open
ing of the session of the New Jersey M. E.
Conference, said that President M -Kluley
would, at the conclusion of bis services, ac
cept the position cf professor of Interna
tional law at tba American University ut
Washington.
FLUMER RETREATS.
noKK fkat orr rnr. nohtokiis
KXPKftlTIMN TO MAfKKtNU.
METHUEN CHECKED TOO.
not It Is Nutpeoteil That a Third llrltlih
'nl in n Is Now Close la the Sorely Ha
stened ity-l.or.l Kitchener Suppressed
thu Outuh Itebelllon In the lrleka Dis
trict of Cape Colony.
London, Eng., (Ry Cable.) -Commandant
Snyman, leader of the lloers who have been
besieging Mnfuklng, has scored a success by
driving off the British relief expedition uu
der Colonel I'l inner, which bad been ad
vancing from tbe nortb. With the one sup
posed to be moving from the south and
which Is believed to be more numerous and
formidable In every way, he may not bo able
to deal so successfully.
Dispatches rocelved la London state that
Huyman took tbe aggressive. He moved
northward from Mafeklng and name up with
tho main body of Piumer's troops Saturday
itlimtweek. After n sharp fight, the prin
cipal part of which was an artillery duel,
l'lumer withdrew under cover of night to
Uaberones or Crocodile Pools, more than 60
inll-s north of Mafeklng, Jmt twice as far
away as be was before, riuyiimu Is bolluved
to have returned With the main body of bis
troops to Mafeklugto press the siege. News
of the southern British columu's arrival at
tbe besieged town Is expeated dally lu Lon
don. There Is doutt as to the direction which
this souihera column ha taken. If It Is tbe
one commanded by Lord Methuen, It has
been checked at Fourteen Streams, on the
Yaal river, CO miles north of Klmberley and
over ltO miles south of Mafeklng. British
dispatches fully confirm this. There Is a
strong suspicion however, that a third col
umn has made a detour and Is now close to
Mafeklng.
Geuerul Trench, with bis cavalry, Is re
ported to be fighting east of Isloemfouteln.
The result Is not known, Freucn's oppon
ents lire supposed to be bodies of Boers re
tiring northward from tho Orange river.
General Ontncre, whose troops, It was r
ported, bad suffered severe loss lu nn en
counter with the Boers, united bis column
With that of General Clements on Thursday
at Donkurspooit, 10 miles north of Norval's
Pout and about 23 miles from Untbulle,
where tbe reported fight is snld to have oc
curred. This is taken In London to confirm
tho belief that Oatacre has not met nny seri
ous loss.
Lord Kitchener has supprcned the Dutch
rebellion lu tbe Prleska district of Cape Col
ony and Is returning to B oemfontlen.
A dispatch from Kroon9tad, the Boer
headquarter In thu Orange Free State, suys
the commandoes are "mobilizing there in
great numbers ami the men are mote deter
mined than ever."
A WOMAN Ht'ODDBKD.
Carved With Knives and Then Met on
1-lre.
Raleigh, N. 0., (Special.) Intelligence
baa just reached here of a most horrible
crime committed In the bordering county ol
Cheaterfltt.d, ti. C.
Cassie Boon, a young woman, was enticed
from her home by-four men and carried to
tbe woods nearby, where they assaulted hei
with knives and utmost carved her flesh
from her bones. After having satisfied them
selves with this treatment the four brutes
saturated her clothing with oil and set It on
lire. Her screums brought aaslstuneo. The
flumes were extlugulahed, and she was cur
ried to her limine, where she lingered u few
hours and died.
It Ib alleged that this young woman bad
married a man by tbe name of Steeu, but
still retained her maiden name. It is Bald
tbat her husband Instigated tho deed and
led the assault upon tho woman. One ef the
other three Is a brother of Steen, and ths
other two are sons of "Fiddler" Steve Jack
son. Feeling lu tbe oouuty runs high.
DIM ton 1IBU IIA1IY.
Alutber Perishes la Desperate Effort to
Kescue It.
Rusbvllle. III., (Special.) Mrs. Mark Sel
lers and her babe, 14 months old, were found
dead In A well near tuts elty.
The baby was drowned, and the mother,
who was but 20 years old, had died from ex
tmmire. They were in tbu well eight hours
before discovered.
Tim babe fell Into the well and the mother
went to the rescue. Once In the well she
made a desperate struggle for life. Tbe wa
ter was 18 inches deep, and with tbe babe In
her arms tho mother attempted to scale thi
side. Tlmu and again she was near the top,
when she fell buok again. She removed her
shoes und dress and tried again, only to full,
bruised and bleeding. When fouud her linger
nod toe nulls were worn awuy and bur baud
cut to the bone.
Her huubund was away from home and did
not succeed in finding the bodies of his wife
und oblld until late lu tho cvnnlng, when tbe
neighbors turned out to search them.'
UKNIU I SIC OF DUM-DL M1.
Under Secretary Wymlham Is Questioned
III Farllaiunnt.
London, (By Cable.) In the House of
Commons Johu Gordon MacNullI, Irish Na
tionalist, member for foutb Donegal, again
asked for Information In regard to the bat
tle of Magersroutelu. Lord Methuen's rela
tions with tils ollloors and affairs In Klmber
ley. The Parliamentary Secretary for the War
Office, George Wyndbam, parried all these
questions. He said ha knew nothing con
firming tho suggestion tbat General Wau
cbope bad ruined objections to Lord Meth
uen's plan of battle and that no Investiga
tions had been proposed Into the alleged
differences between Cecil Rhodes and Col
onel Kekewlcb. Indeed, he declared, the
War Offlee was not aware tbat Kekewich's
authority had in any way been questioned,
Tbe only positive answer given by Mr. Wynd
bam to the Interrogations waa to tba effect
thut neltbor dum-duuu nor anything la tbe
nature of expanding or explosive bullets
had been used by thu British troops In South
Africa.
Choked to Death at Table.
Mlddletown, Md., (Special.) Mrs. Klin Ira
Rudy, wife of Mr. George E. Rudy, a well
known farmer residlug short distance
north of towo, choked todeatbat the break
fast table. Mrs. Rudy, who was somewhat
portly, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis
soma years ago, since which time she hun
been In bad health. While eating the sud
denly choked, possibly from another attack
of paralysis, and died lu a few moments, be
fore relief could be offered. She was about
00 years old and leaves 10 children four
sous and six daughters all of whomaruat
borne and unmarried but one daughUr.
Killed on Ballroad Track.
Lauham, Md., (Special.) Mr. Richard
Cross, resident of Seabrooke, this oouuty,
won found dead on thu railroad track be
tween Blendale and Soabrook about i o'oiook
by a traolc walker.
Tbe only evidenoe before jury of Inquest
was that of tbe truok walker, who had met
Crocs In an Intoxicated condition about 9
o'oiook the night before and found hlut dead
not far from whero be had last seen lilm
ullve. The Jury returned a verdict of death
by being struck by a tram of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, but exonerating tho com
pany. Cross recently burled his wife. Ha
leaves four small ohlldren. .
A DOUBLE LYNCHING.
Culmination of the l:m porta Doable
Marder t'ottnn and O'Orady
Manned,
Emporia, Va., (Special.) The expected
culmination of a career of crime and terror
came, when Walter Cotton, tho negro des
perado and slayer of nt least four white men,
and Brant O'Orady, his associate In crime,
were hanged by a mob to a wild-cherry tree
within 40 feet of the couuty Jail. The white
citizens tlrst strung up Cotton and then tho
negroes Insisted that his supposed white ac
complice should share his fate. The whites
were not averse and the deed was quickly
done.
Cotton had escaped Irom Jail at Ports
mou. h, where he was already under sentence
of death for murder, and In resisting recap
ture near here be killed Justice Saunders
ami Constable Welton. It was these last
murders that aroused the Emporia people to
frenzy. But for them Cotton's return to
Portsmouth would not have been opposed.
As It was they declared that b should never
leave Emporia alive.
Tbe U;uei, a company of State troops, bad
bjon stmt here from Richmond to protect tbe
Jail, An boiir"beforu the lynching, as the re
sult of a conference between Judge Oood
wyo, Sheriff Lee, State's Attorney Powell,
Commissioner Squire, Treasurer Wyohe and
about 13 other leading citizens and officials,
Major Cutchlnj, of Richmond, la command
of the militia, bad wired OoveruorTylerthat
more soldiers were needed, but the Governor
unswered that be would not send them un
less demanded by the local officials. At the
conferonco It was decided that It would lie
better to let the soldiers go, lecnuse of dun
Kr of a clash between them and the citizens.
Judge Goodwyn says that some of his best
friends threatened to lynch hlru and blow up
his roMdouce If the soldiers wore not with
drawn, and his wife was almost hysterical In
consequence.
Instantly upon tbe departure of the troops
the mob proceeded to Its work. Cotton did
not utter a protest as he was dragged out.
He said only that the lynchers would bettet
let lilm talk with tbe State's Attorney before
bunging him, but this was refused. He was
iftrung up and two rifle bulls were sent Into
his body whilo it was still writhing.
Many of the lynchers were already de
manding that O'Orady, too, be hanged, and
they were vigorously backed by tho negroes
of the town. Some feeble protests were made,
but they were of no avail, and O'Orady was
dragged out.
Despite tbe spectacle of Cotton's body
dangling before his eyes O'Orady was defi
ant. He shouted that the citizens were
cowards and Were afraid to lynch him. But
he qulukly perceived that there wns no hope
for him, and then he walked bravely to the
tree without support and shouted: "Hang
me, you coward! Hang me It you will and
face the uousequenoee!"
O'Orady was CS years old and said he was
born in Chicago. Cotton, who boasted that
he bad killed 25 men during his career,
was 39.
S.OOO Brick, Worth , In His Aiwlt.
Piedmont, W. Va., (Special.) Tbe settling
up of tbe estate of W. C. Totteu, ex-member
of the West Virginia legislature, who lived
at Piedmont, has revealed tbe fact that he
was bunkoed out of (3,000 by tbe gold brick
scheme. Totton was a merchant and broker,
and was regarded as a careful business man.
He never divulged the secret of his being
bunkoed. Several knew the fucts, but kept
quiet, Tbe brick, made of brats, was found
among his assets nt tbe Davis National Bunk,
Piedmont. It Is valued nt ti.
Cigarettes and Suicide.
Atlanta, On., - (Special.) Tbe body of
Kelly Brlnsfluid, who disappeared several
mouths ago, was found under the house
formerly occupied by him, Urlnsfleld, who
Is a minister's son, was short several thous
and dollars lu bis accounts with nn Insur
ance company nt the time of his disappear
ance. When Brlnsfleld disappeared bis
father Issued a statement of his belief thut
the young man hud been made crazy by the
exceptive use of cigarettes. When the body
was discovered a half package of cigarettes
lay beside htm.
30,000 Machinists Mar Ntrlke.
New York, (Special.) A strike of 30,000
members of the International Association of
Machinists and tbe Amalgamated Society of
Engineers fn tho Now York district aiay be
precipitated this week by the action of the
New York and New Jersey Machinery Manu
facturers' Association In organizing to resist
the demand for n nine-hour day which was
to have been made on April 1. This was an
nounccd nt the meeting of tbe Central Fed
erated Union. James O'Connell, grand
master machinist Is expected to arrive this
week to take charge.
Killed Daughter and Hon -ln-I.aw.
Butte, Mont., (Special.) Thomas Pooley,
a saloonkeeper, shot and killed his sou-lu-law,
Thomas Llttlejohn, and the lutter'a
wife, Lydlu. Liltlejohn and bis wife, tbe
latter carrying their baby, met Pooley on the
street. Til y quarreled niidLlttlejobn knocked
Pooley down. Pooley drew a pletol and shot
Llttlejohu. He died In u few minutes. An
other shot mbised the Intended victim und
struck Mrs. Llttlejohu in the beud. She died
soon afterward.
Attempt to Wreck Fast Mall Train.
Cleveland, Ohio, (Special.) An attempt
was make to wreck the Lake Shore tost mall,
west-bound, leaving here at 10 o'clock P. M.
At Olmsted Fulls, about twenty miles west
of here, a rail bad been laid across the track.
Tho engineer saw tho obstruction In time to
upply the air-brakes. The front wheels of
thu locomotive struck thu rail, but tbe engine
reruulned on tbe track, Tbu engineer says
he saw three men run away from tbe spot
wheru the obstruction bad been placed.
Total llrltUh Losses.
Loudon, (By Cable.) -The total BrltUh
losses, exclusive of the Invalids sent home,
are lfi,ll In killed, wounded und rul&dng.
Tbe Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and
Chief Butler of England, Postmaster-General,
will sail for Mouth Africa, ns an officer
of the Sussex yeomanry, which he has been
instrumental lu raising,
The Duke said that be would not com
mand thu regiment. Hu Is lluutennnt-colonel
of thu Second Battalion of thu Royul Sussex
Regiment, but bus heretofore beeu unsuc
cessful In his efforts to, go to the front.
Looks Like Murder
Jefferson, S. C, (Special.) The half,
churred remains of Connie Brown, u young
woman, were found In the woods near hure.
There was evidence thut she had beeu mur
dered, and Harvey Jackson, John Jackson,
J. T. Stoen aud BeuJ. Jackaon, all white,
have been arrested as suspects.
Steyn's Deposition Iteported.
Sprtngfonteln, (By Cable.) It la reported
here that Mr. Steyu boa beeu deposed from
the presidency, And that the publlo affairs of
the Free State are being administered by A
committee ut Kroonstadt.
Accident at a Uuarry.
Martlusburg, W. Va., (Special.) Allen
Webster, oolored, wbllo dumping a quarry
car of stone luto a crusher at tbe Standard
Lime and Stone Company's quarries hero,
was struck by A large stone, which fell oft
the side of the car, breaking both of thu
larger bones la the right leg below the knue,
beidde lutlloting several other minor in-
rles. Hu will recover.
Drunken Man's Crime.
Oil City, Pa., (Special.) Amos Elder, an
oilwell driller, shot uud killed bis wife.
Elder was Intoxicated at tbu time, and tbu
shooting occured After a terrible struggle,
In which th woman souirbt to save ber life.
MAY HAVE TURNED.
OOLDEM SAID TO HAVE NAMED OOE
BEL'S ASASHIN.
BEING CLOSELY WATCHED.
KentncLy Deeply Stirred by the Beporl
of Ills Confession Unlden Was Former
ly a Guard at llm Penitentiary Belief
All Along- that Ho Knew Something of
the Murder.
Lexington, Ky., (Special.) A telegraph
message from Winchester, eiglitoen miles
from this city, says that F. W. Golden,
Alleged to have made nn Incriminating
statement In reference to tho Ooebel mur
der, Is In Winohexter. Late In the forenoon
he went south on the Kentucky Central Rail
way, and then returned nt 2:45 and went to
tbe hotel, where be Is now. He refused to
see Anyone. The Ooebel men are keeping
sti let watch on his movements. He Is not
registered At the hotel. It Is reportod that
ho Is In conference with tho Goebel men at
Winchester. An unconfirmed rumor there
Is that he has given tbe name of tbe man
who shot Goebel.
Frankfort, Ky., (Special.) The news of
the alleged Coufesslon of F. Wharton Golden,
of Barbourvllle, In regurd to tbe assassina
tion of William Ooebel, produced a sensa
tion here. Golden was formerly a guard at
the penitentiary here under tho Republican
administration, and is well known. It de
veloped that tbe police and detectives have
boen watching his movements Mnoe the day
of the assassination, on tbe theory that be
know something about It. Commonwealth's
Attorney Franklin and County Attorney
Polsgrove declined to discuss the alleged
confession, as did others who are assisting
In the prosecution, though one went so far
as to sny Mr. Golden will bn one of tho most
important witnesses Introduced by the state.
Some regret that this mutter became publlo
so soon, ns tbey fear it will make It danger
ous for him to roturn to his home, at Bar
bourvllle, and that It may also seriously im
pedo tbe prosecution In work which has
been going on for several weeks and which
might have led to other developments soon.
Culeb Powers, the Republican secretary of
state, who Is in Jail, charged with being an
accessory to tho assassination, and who is
alleged to be implicated by Golden, refused
to discuss the confession story In nny form.
. Darbourvllle, Ky., (Spoclal.) Tho report
that F. W, Golden had turned state's evi
dence lu the Goebel murderea.se was a great
surprise hero. Green Ooldon, cousin of
Wharton, says It was utterly false tbat he
was sent by Powers to keep Wharton from
going to Frankfort. F. W. Golden was a
close friend of Caleb Powers, dolug a great
deal of work for blm during the recent cam
paign. It Is snld that ha left hero on A tele
gram from tho attorneys for tho prosecution
to come to Lexington. When the news
reached here that be had ma Jo a confession,
friends of tbe accused parties became vory
uneasy, and prominent Republicans said
that If It should be true, "tho trees would
bear fruit that they never bore before.
It is also learned that ex-ltepresentatlvo
Berry Howard nnd F. M. Cecil, of Middles
boro, were here In consultation with Golden.
Ceoll was sergeant-at-nrms at the session of
the legislature nt Loudon. Soldiers are still
on duty guarding tlto arms cf Company D,
K. S. G.
A guard Is kept on duly day and night.
Captain Hawu wlih not rnooguize Taylor,
and so the arms liuvo boon placed uuder tht
control of Lloutuutrt Gibson.
ASSASSIN KNOWN.
Goebel's Faintly Do Not Charge tbe He
publiuans Willi HU Murder.
Cincinnati, O., (Special.) Mr. T. C. Camp
bell, who has been employed by the brothers
ol tbe late William Goebel to nRlst lu tho
prosecution of the assassin of Mr. Goebel,
was here, frosh from it conforeuoe with his
associates held ut Lexington. Is conversa
tion Mr. Campbell v.as unwilling to disclose
tho stute of thulr case, but be said that, so
far as now -known, tho aasuHsIn was not yet
arrested. lio added that the Assassin would
be arrested whenever A force of 3,000 armed
mon could be had to go to a certain county
In Eastern Kentucky.
Ho said further that the attorneys for the
comraouwonltli claim to have proof to estab
lish A counplrucy for tho assassination, but
ho mud') tho assertion that this conspiracy
Was uot charged against the Republican
loaders, but ngatLst what U known as thu
"Antl-Goebo! party." Ho further Bald that
It Included men who wcra clllcltiU prior to
the late election, nnd mon who thought tbey
bacaiuo oiUciuls after tho late election.
Hilt OOLUKL ASSASSINATION.
Arraignment of Three Men Aceusod ut
Itelug AcvcsMirles.
Frankfort, Ky., (Hpoclal.) Calob Powers,
Jonn Duvln and William II. Culton, charged
with being accessories to tho murder of Wil
liam Ooebel, V7ero nrralciiod for trial betoru
Judgo Macro. Ex-Gov. John Youug Brcwn
mnde a demand for a list of witnesses for the
couimoutyuallb, but this wxs refused by Ilia
prosecution, ou the nrouml thut publicity
might caurto some ol them to avoid bulng
summoned.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin and
Couuty Attorney PobigroYO refused to cither
afllrm or deny tho story that Sergeant Gold
en had made aa alleged confession of knowl
edge oonoernlng the Goebel ussasslnutUu.
HVDItOl'HOllIA CAl'Stt PANIC.
Two Doath In the Pen Den Section of
South Carolina.
Columbia, 8. O., (Speolul.) Mad daps
have caused a panic ia several localities of
the Pea Deo section. Siunuol Nelson, of
Statesburg, bitten sumo weeks ago, died
of bydrophoblu, after suffering tho worst
form of tbu malady, and another man, namo
unknown, Is reported to lia.e died In Sum
ter Couuty.
lu a few hours, In Qumtor, 9100 was raised
by publlo. subscription to sued Samuel E.
Shaw and his three childrcu to tho Pasteur
Institute. Ia attempting to UIU a mad dog
which bad attacked bis ohlldren,' bhuw him
self was badly Utlen. Ia the adjoining
oouaty of Durllni;toa live ohlldren were re
cently bitten by a rabid dog. All were seu
to the Pastour Institute for treatment.
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
Three shiploads of arms and nmmuuitlon
weru recently landed on the east oooat ol
Luzon, und the heud of a contruottng firm
to tho Chinese government wns detained In
Maullu on suspicion of being a filibuster.
Spanish residents nre reported to be as
sisting tbe Insurgents In tbe province ol
Moroug, and the Insurgents nre Also reor
ganizing In other provinces.
Geueral Kobbe has opened twenty ports In
the southern part of the Island of Luzon and
in the Inland of Sumur Levta.
Mucrum Investigation..
Wastilnuton, (Special. ) Ia view of tho an
nounced dlolslon of tho House Committee on
Foreign Affairs to make tbe Investigation
Into tbe truth of Ex-Consul Muorum's state,
mcnts, proposed la A resolutloa Introduced
by Representative Wheeler, of Kentucky, the
ofuciula of the State Department do not car
to make any public statement respecting the
last utterauoes Attributed to Mr. Maoruiu.
Informally, however, It it learned that tbe
Department Is fully prepared, In the opinion
of the otttclals, to meet any of the Allega
tions. Eight children of Porter L Lough, of
Weston, W. Vs., have smallpox.
DYING Hi REGIMENTS.
Otis' Campaign Is Costing Upward ot
1,000 Men .Honthly-Awrul llavoe
nt Dlnnnso.
Washington. (Hxiclal.) It Is A very start
ing statement which has just been made
'.hut disease alone hn since Inst October car
ried off the American forcos In the Philip
pines at the rate of a regiment a month.
It Is possible this may ho a somewhat ex
;ravagaut estimate, but it dons not appear to
an so from the frightfully long lists which
Uoneral Otis almost dully cables over to this
tide.
This Indicates a tons of 10,000 a year, ex
jluslve of those slain in the constantly oc
curring skirmishes uud small battles which
ro on without resu.t. There Is a glamour
ind a glory about the rush and roar of armed
ionHlot which reconcile men to nil tho con
Cogencies of wouud.-i and death. But noth
ing can be more awful, more dispiriting than
:o lie in hopeless im potency as the disease
luden band of Death oomea closer and closer.
There is no glory In that, no quickening of
:he blood, no spur to ambition, no holding
3ut of fame. It Is a fate which may not pats
unwept, but It sarely passes unbonored and
unsung.
How long bofore the brave men who wore
attracted by the call to fight for the flag will
ioso all the energy and fire In them? It was
oot for this they railed thousands of miles
across the trackless seu and put one-third of
!he circumference of the world between
themselves and home. Soon their Meplotnd
ranks will have to bo filled up.
A most pathetlo comment upon the de
structive ruvnges of plague and catllenca
In the Philippines mowing down our men
with ruthless excoss is evidenced In tbe
heavy details of surgeons and hospital at
tendants now .shipping from the United
States to Manila. Wu havo alrendy an im
mense force of medical men and usslstants
In the Islands. But tho wet season Is coming
and the authorities here know this means uu
increased harvest for the reaper Death.
Twenty-four surgeons, with nn exterivo
staff of nssistnuls and men mid women
nurses, Just sailed from San Frunelsco.
Many more are to follow rapidly.
WOMAN KILLS HI'-It It IV. VI.
Mivs Smith Shoots MIm Strother in a
Chicago Itestuui-ant.
Chlongo, (Special.) Miss Annie Htrothcr,
night eashlor lu A restaurant nt 150 Twenty
second street, was shot and almost instantly
killed boro by Mrs. Charles Smith, witu of a
saloonkeeper. -
After emptying her revolver nt tho cashier
Mrs. Smith thrus; tho weapon into her
pocket and walked nut of the place, making
her escape Jealousy wns the motlvo for
the shootlag. Mrs. Smith two hours after
tho tragedy gave herself up mid confessed
the crime.
Miss Strothor was behind- tho cashier's
desk, uear tho front of tbe restaurant, when
bcr assailant, who was well dressed nnd
elosely veiled, entered. Thero were several
persons in the room. Mrs. Smith walked
qulokly to the cabhlur's desk and spoke to
Miss Strothor. who pushed back her chair
with a cry of alarm. Instantly Mrs. Smith
drew a revolver and commenced to shoot.
Five shots rang out lu quick succession.
Tho Urst struck the eashlor lu the breast.
Miss Strothor turned und fled toward tho
kitchen. Mrs. Smith followed nnd llred four
tnoro shots, ono of which hit Miss Strother
In tho bock. MUs Strothor fell dead insido
tho kltcbeu.
KOUDKKS UiCT 400,000 IK.VM1.
Money Was Being ent by ltallroad Com
pany to l'nris Bunk.
Paris. (By Cable) An nudnolous robbery
ot 400,0000 francs (about 80,000) from tho
Northern Railroad Company bos been com
mitted. The company, which throe times weekly
deposits largesums with the Bank of France,
sent a sum, of which 100,000 francs was in
smull bills. Thlo was put lit a sutchel and
thu money convoyed from tho railroad stu
tlon to the bunk In a cart lu charge of two
clerks.
Before they started one of the clerks put
tbe satchel beside the cotiahmnn. Two men
then approached and nngagud tho attention
of the clerks and couchmuu, whilu a third
man picked up tho satchel uud bolted
with It,
Tlio loss was not noticed until It was too
lu;e to nppreheud the robbers.
WIFE'S DOCISLC CItljllK.
Killed ' Her Uunlmud and Then Shot
Homo 1 1'.
Sandusky, O., (Special.) Mrs. Leonnrd
Wagner killed ber husband and then shot
herself. Thu double tragedy occurred at the
Wagner homo, about threu miles from here,
and nothing was known of It until next
ovunlng, when neighbors entered thu house
and found tho dend bodies, Mrs. Wiignei
had evidently urlsen fiom lied and shot her
bus' and, who was lying lu bed. Then she
hliot herself, .'a. ling upon thu Hour of the
room. Thu cauie of the crime lu tielleved to
have been jealousy, us tbu collide had fre
queutly quarreled ou to.it account.
bulks ham: unoloii.
ilnluruinc to Thulr Farm Mr. Meyn's
J:ilorU to Itully Tlieui Are Ciiuvalllng.
Loudon, (By Cable.) A dlnpatch to tbu
Dally Mall from Donkerspoort, snyps
"A ruconnulssniieo toward Phillppolts, 25
miles west of Sprlugfoutoin, found thu
farms all flylag white flags. The British
troops were cordially received.
"It U reported that Mr. Steya Is trying to
rally thu Boers, bat the latter suy tbey have
bud enough."
FIELD OF LABOR.
London has 6,102 physicians.
At Berlin 10,000 oarpenters straak.
There are 1,100 explosive oorn pounds.
At Cupu Nome an egg costs 23 cents.
Siberia homes possess incandescent lights.
One-third of Russia In Europe is forest.
Copenhagen bus a servant girls' union.
I'.lwood, Ind., is to have a labor temple.
Wheeling printers struck for S3,'' cents
per hour.
Some New York press feeders struck for
(lit woek.
Houston, Tex., plumbers struck for 1 foi
eight houjs.
Tampa cigar manufacturers Will establish
a box factory.
After April 10 Richmond (N. Y.) paluters
will receive (2.00 for eight hours.
A single journal lu Purls causes tbe de
struction ot 120,000 trees a year as material
for paper.
To move an immense building containing
tbe executive offices of the United States
government In Cleveland, Ohio, and weigh
ing over 00,000,000 pounds, without so much
us cracking tbe plaster ts tho gigantic tusk
that ooufrouts the Cleveland governmeu
authorities.
Ia the New York legislature the McMillan
bill, establishing 20 oeuhi as the niiuiinu.n
ralu for unskilled labor ou public work, was
opposed by the superintendent of publlo
works on the ground that It would bo unwhK
for tbe Slate to II x a uniform rate lor such
labor.
Three visiting members of the Poelalist
Freda and Labor Allauce were ordend to
leave a mooting ot tbu New' York Central
Federated Union, and one of them wns struck
by -n excited delegate as the trio wore es
caping through tbe doorway from the storm
ot Indignation raised by the algarmnkers'
report that the Socialist Alliance was behind
a vlgur manufacturer to break thu force of
the strlku In his factory.
GRAB POLICY IN CHINA.
Germany About to Occupy All of Sbait'
tuna; Civil War May Ketid the Kroplre.
Victoria, B. C, (8peclal.)Aecordln(t to
advices by the Ad Maru, the report that
Germany Is to essay what Is everywhere
recognized as A practical occupation of the
province of Shantung Is generally credited
ns being In liue with the new accepted plan
ot foreign encroachment In-. China. The
steps of the process are outlined aa follows:
First, a railway concession) troops to pro
tect the Works) military occupation, aud tin
ally complete alienation' of the territory,
riils has been Russia's course in Manchuria,
and It Is pointed out that Germany will fol
low it.
In the menntlme. It Is snld, the signs nr
Hint the great empire will soon bo torn by
evil strife.
Denied In All iiarlers.
In official and diplomatic eltoies In Wash
ington A denial Is authorised of published
reports that there have bocn conferences
With A view to the dispatch of additional
warships and United States soldiers to China,
and tbat news of tbe gravest character bad
been received from, tbe United States Minis
ter to China. There is s ild to bo nji feat
entertained that nny serious danger to
American Interests Is impending.
It Is suggested that the published reports
have as thulr basis the recent action of tbe
Navy Department, made publlo at the time,
In directing Admiral Watson, who is in com
mand at the naval forces in the Philippines,
to send n warship to tbe port of Taku, at tbe
mouth of the Pieho rlvor. This was done ns
a result ot tbe representations made to the
State Department by Mln'ster Conger, who
reported that serious attacks had been made
upon tho American missions In Shantung by
the "Boxers," a powerful nnd numerous
nntl-foruUn league of Cnlnese.
Secretary Long said tbat this was all that
had been done by the Navy Department, and
he was not yet nwaro which of his vessels
the adrnjnil bad ductded to send to the Chin
ese port. Tho Secretary further denied em
phatically nnd in toto the correctness of the
publication so far ns tho Navy Department
was concerned, and ndded that there bad
been no conferences such as were roported
us having taken place on the subjeot
Corroborated by Melklejohn.
Acting Secretary Melkeljohn, of tho Wur
Dopnrtme t, was as emphatic In denying
the nceuraoy of the publications as affecting
his department ns Secretary Long was re
garding tbe navy. Mr. Melklejohn specially
stated that there bad been no conference
with Assistant Secretary Hill as to the num
ber of troops that could bo spared from the
Philippines for service lu China.
Ainba.sndor Von Uolleben, of Germany,
whoso name is ulso Identified with tbe pub
lication, was about to go out to keep an en
gagement as a reporter mot him nt tbe door
of the embassy. He acknowledged that ho
had seen the Secretary of State recently, but
said that Chinese affairs were not the sub
ject of their conversation.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Word has been received that Mrs. Francos
Hodgson Burnett has been married to
Stephen Townsend, of Loudon, In Genoa.
Secretary Gage Issued a circular In refer
ence to tho exchange ot bonds under tbe
new Financial bill.
There wa's an exciting scene In the Senate
when Senator Gallinger accused Senator
Penrose ot lying. Senator Wellington argued
agidnst the seating ot Mr. Quay.
J. H. Forney, tbo special prosecuting offi
cer who conducted the cases bofore the
coroner's jury In tho Idaho mlno troubles,
was before thu House investigating commit
tee. Secretory Long replied to charges made
that tho Navy Department was showing
favoritism among (lag officers.
The House Naval Commlttoe decided to
build two battleships, three armored aud
throe protected cruisers.
Four reports on the 1'aclUo cable sohemo
were reported by the House oommlttee.
Captain I). II. McCnlla, ot the navy, has
been pardoned by. tbe President, und will be
restored to his old rank.
The Republican senators hold a caucus on
the Puerto ltlcan bill, but no decision was
reached.
Tbe Semite passed a bill authorizing tho
President to spend two million dollars for
improvements In Puerto Illoo.
The Senate agreed to take up tho case ot
Quay twovweeks from next Tuesday And dis
cuss It until disposed of.
The House Puerto Rico bill contains pro
visions to prot-cct thu inland against the
trusts.
Our government has not glvsn up the hope
of securing thu Dunlsb West Indies.
The Presidont submitted to the Senate a
number ot promotions lu the army.
Officials of the Navy and the War Depart
ments dunlod that any report had beeu re
ceived ot a serious state ot affairs In China.
Medals arc to be given to tbe members ot
tho District Society of tbe American Revolu
tion who served In the Spanish war.
Buildings on Egmout Key.
Tampa, F.n Special.) The War Depart
ment Is preparing advertisements for bids
for five additional buildings to be at once
erected ou Egmont Key. There will be an
administration building, a baker's shop, an
oil house aud a stable und largo wagon shed.
Tbe work ou tbe fortifications Is still In
progress nnd are very extensive.
abouudTeople.
Qua Victoria has more living descend
ant ibuu any other monarch In Europe.
Tho will ot J. Froude James, ot UutQuld,
Tex., bequeathed 15,0ft) to thut towu for A
hospital and Vo.OQO toward a free library.
The lute professor Hughes, F. II. S., In
ventor of the Hughes printing tel.igraph, be
queathed (20,000 to thu Royul Society ,for
the fusjlierauoe of physical science.
Dr. William McNeil Whistler, tho brother
ot the artl of that name, who died lu Lon
don the other day, was asurgeon in thu Con
federate Army during the Civil Wur.
Mrs. Richard Hovey, widow ot tho poet
who died a short time ago, has. received a
lutter of oondolonoe from Maulerlluck,
whoso play Hovey translated attbeuutbor'e
request.
Congressman Cousins Is one of Iowa's
most famous fishermen. He spends every
summer by a lake abounding In Muck bus
uud goes listing twice a day at sunrise aud
ut sunset.
Governor Mouut, ol Indiana, has In til
wlfo an efliulont helper. She assists him lu
tho arrangement of his notes for speeches
and atteuds herself to the filing ot his largo
collectlou ot newspaper clippings.
Notwithstanding the disaster which he has
met In South Africa, Geueral Buller has Just
boon honored by the Canndlan postal author
ities by having a postolUue Lu Itforth Victoria
county named after blm.
Two treasures belonging to President
Steya, ot the Orurgl Free State, are safe In
Great Britain. Ono Is Mrs. Steyu, who bus
for some time been In Scotland with rela
tives, tho other is his private fortuue, which
he trnmfurred to the keeping of a London
bank Just lieforu war wns declared.
It is believed to bu Mrs. Blulue's Intention
to remove the body ot her hus'iand from lis
present resting pluee lu Oak Hill Cemetery,
near Washington, to A spot she has eboea
for her own burial ground. Mrs. Blaine has
Juet purchased seven acres adjoining Jho
cemetery ut Augusta, Me., which overlooks
the Kennebec River and was A favorite spot
with the late Secretary. Mrs. Blulne will be
buried there, and wishes to rest besldo tbo
remulns of hor busbuud.
KEYSTONE!
lATI'ST XrtVH Iiir,,, r
"'-, (M l
l-ARTe,.
frrv'irii
INVENTORS
It h'v
, ias.n
John a Hester. orK,.H, "'
Wife ..! no nm "
Vnar In Jail i
and Paramour-
Allen,
,)!. I.
300 as Itesult of KallT
1 1 Ml
fcrt.
rfonno. Hester, a
considerable roputatlno
tried to stab Officer HuhIm
t on
rest him. It took four
nnd he was gotten to thBlk
Itroat difficulty. A teWi,,,
to the police stntlon
Was badlv needed m in
where John C. Flester rwl.1,"
f "
it
nno. uuicer vjuulntauee ),.
There they learned that I
come suddenly lii,o,,.
i
been driven up stairs by
nau threatened to kill bn
door and hn battered en l.
In. The officers entered l,
window as Fluster wiwi.
down stnlrs. It was iW,(
Ammon, tho family plijsin,.
coming Mr. Fluster gre , .
, iott; -
kitchen Inblo entlug f .
AS well as usual, but ...n !'',
llfWirr.v'. nrrlw.il ....... . 1
lisnk kitchen untrln.. 1... .
In
, un B.
do. Thero ho selzisl a -i
attack on Officer Suulm t
to protect himself with sun'
i :&- .
: it I, i
lunge cut his coat. Th.) U
pender buckle, saving
r our men then spruuii
armed him. He was luml ik i r, ;
to the police stution. Mr. I lurii
mentally unsound for sowLrkf
and worry are said tc hat. L
present sad condition, fl.i.' v
wookworker and Is the rt.: .?V
manufactured by the UsuiF 3
Comnunv. Flester u ...Pnm
home quietly with his wife. P1''
ttue
Solomon H. Qulnter, vii-1
nt the December tern of Cn-.i fi
manslaughter on August hi0 ,
fenced at Reading. Oa the P '
killing his wife, be was witBlil
of to00 and solitary cooiW: 3B '
om Penitentiary lor nine yr !t. 1
ond bill, the killing of Kit;: , H
paramour, he was lined ft Ji0n
to solitary confinement furtt-4r t
Icon
Big Mummies fur 1 1 la-ii
The second largest viTifen.
over awarded In l'eausylmtte
At Scrauton In fuvor olAnjmnic
Martin. It is In tbo sum-. Le
Martin sued the lMawwf
Canal Company for dnmnj-JLi .
Injuries sustained In n vns-i V. . .
ant's road on April I, 1TO I ,
the) uneMMnt It In n1..l,..u.l t At'1 1
Well as his health Is periimi -J
Bobbers Houghi lu.
or
Several burglaries were
Pottsvlllo, Tho grocery jton
sou
wit
was entered and a large bui
goods stolen. Tbe burgliM
Sill
did not find as much cash as
wantonly burned tho lcur
iltl
ia
book accounts. The l'hlklt
Ing Railroad depots ntNewl'i
a i
eti
: i
Gllberton were looted of Hi.
valuables.
fu'it
(cal
Industrial Bourn In lisDpl'
Within tbe Inst fuw moDtt'tt In
dustries have been cntuM jjr e;
Thu rolling mill, ufter uu Idl-.au't
years, was the first to gel-itli,
large wallpaper factory nut
operation by Campbell A (j fj i .
tol Knitting Company luwtw.f w j
the Appleton mill. t ,, '
Montgomery llscontlD0t
At a meeting of the Moou
uommissioners it wus uwn.v
tluue tbe payment of bout
And foxes. At tho tluio the
rt'.u
these animals were ahtin.Luii . '
much to the detriment oflk i11J,
now they are almost extinct
Policeman Killed at KM"
While attending to hloMtij
WOi
road crossing lu the II tiil.'H
pnny's yards, Samuel I. Corufti
years, ono of the company' ke.
was run down by a sliiltli-C
killed. pi.'
Found Coal Vein in I'icCo'I!
While digging a well on b- be1
F. Beach, who lives a mil fc0'(
Williamsport, cut through o ' pai
of coal eighteen feet from tt'fjjg
Intends to develop It. LUT
U
Jlownlngtown Knitting l1'08
The knitting plant of tli'''ljj, -
Co., ut Downlngtown
was a Jut
together with nil tho
aud stock.
Met Death I niler fm lh
While making a coupling lfo,
lirnkPinnn Herbert Lyuu WiL;r
wheels and was so badly "ton
.Hod several hours later. &'-,,
Summit Hill. hlf
lb
In Uriel- jp
Adam Mursuklvllt, a 7-f-p j
lu front of n trolley ear on ft wh
and was killed. t,
Sheriff Samuel F. dates rvh 'c
gambling bouse kept by ' pin
Philip Leury, ut Bedford, c-!T
prletors aud their outllt. ,. '
During tho absence of tin yn
burglar broko into tho nlllf T
fonte Central ltullroud O;""
College, and completely ri?ui
lion, taking araontf otlwr f,nt
cash. tun
William Kelly, of Central f!l:
Howard, of Roxborough,
Shenandoah, charged with ''iv
burglary at the Lehigh hi l
depot iu Centraliu. They tP'jlk
Bloomsburg JaiL --lj
Bea-lnnlncs or A"1",
Nearly all the women ':pli;
neut today iu literature Wu.t
original compositions of i-'
another as soon as tufJ C'V
pen. Mrs. Meade has
100 work of Action, and 1 U
In her prime, aayi tn, i
patch. Mrs. Hodfiaon
her literary career In 'w'
early age of 15. EeverWl
the family by reason of tt'T
Ine, and ahe waa anil"11'?
family funds. Edna Wf
write stories when ens f
years old. Bhe wrote,
the Joy of writing," J T
could not resist the cravl" J
the beloved heroes ano r
Oiled ber young jmag j
Tho first OUlnoae ele7
has boou toenail, suu1'
Pekiu railway ntatlou '
Bute of tuo capital.