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DEMAND ON TURKEY
new son: rni-:sr:NTr:i To rouii:
II V MIC. .HIS(()f.
WANTS PROMPT PAYMENT.
ftlmllar Hteps l,y (Mlier rowers Hrunriloil
Imminent AVashlftu:ton IHIIclnM
Claim 'nte Ik tint an I'ltliimlniil. Hut n
Continuation ol I florts to rifled Xrttle
ment of Claim.
Constantinople, (My Cable.) The negotia
tions between the Viiitcit Htates nnd the
Forte, regarding the American Indemnity
claim have ngnin been transferred here.
United (States Charge d'AfTulres Grlscom
banded to Tewflk I'ashn, Minister of For
eign Affairs, a note based on Instructions ho
had received from Washington, the tenor of
Which has not yet been made publle. It is
Understood, however, thnt It demands prompt
payment of the Indemnity.
Mimllnr steps by the other powers are re
garded as Imminent. Charge, d'AfTulres
Grlscom, In the present circumstances, de
clines to express his views.
The only Issue at present, however, Is the
execution of the l'orto's repcuted promises
to Minister Straus to pay the Indemnity.
Alter Mr. Htratis lelt the matter remained
In abeyance until the dispatch from Wash
ington, April 17. sharply reminded the Turk
ish Government that the question required
urgent attention. The Forte Immediately
telegraphed to the Turkish Minister at Wash
ington asking for explanation of tho re
ported strained relations. The Minister re
plied that he had eallrd at the Male Depart
ment and was informed that tho situation
bad not yet assumed a serious churoeter.
Tho words "not yet" seem to hnve im
pressed the Torte, and on the strength of
thla Information tho Sultan Issued an lrndo
In regard to tho Khnrput matter, which he
hoped would servo as a sop and defer pres
sure lu tho demands for Indemnity, although
It Is generally recognized that permission to
rebuild will be of little value to tho mission
aries without the payment of iudemulty.
Another tirade, Issued April 25, orders
Rear-Admiral Ahmed Fasba to proceed to
America lu order to study the construction
of battleships.
Instructed to I'ress Claims.
Washington, (Special) It Is learned that
tho note of Mr. Grlscom, United Mates
Charge at Constantinople, Is founded on the
State Department's instructions to press vig
orously the clnlm for Indemnity nlready
lodged with the l'orto. The note is not an
ultimatum In any sense, but is in continua
tion of the expressed determination of the
State Department to exhaust all peaceful
and proper means to secure a settlement of
these American claims.
It Is not doubted that the Turkish Gov
ernment would speedily meet our desires In
this matter could the claims be adjusted
privately and without the knowledge of the
European Ambassadors in Constantinople,
but this Is Impracticable, and the Turkish
Government Is, It Is believed, embarrassed
at tho necessity of settling nil the claims of
European oountrles for Inrgs gums of money
should tho American, claims be allowed.
The expectant dtiitudo of the European
diplomatic agents In Constantinople during
the active prosecution of the American nego
tiations Is probably the basis for suobBtories
'.but put ufloat to the effect that the Itus
eiun Government was secretly backing Tur
key In opposition to tho 'settlement with the
United Htates.
It is realized that the Turkish Government
Is not at all averse to the spread of a belief
In the twith of this story, but It Is bold here
that there Is no foundation In fact for It.
Will Order a Cruiser.
London, (By Cable. 1 The Constantinople
correspondent of the Dally Mall says:
"In addition to rebuilding the American
structures at Kharput, the Sultan has found
way of paying the indemnity by ordering
a cruiser to be built In the United States, Ibo
cost of which will include the 990,000 claimed.
By this adroit move he hopes shelve to the
question of principle and to avoid giving the
powers a pretext for pressing their olalms."
MILES OF RAGING FLAMES.
THE NEWS.
Vast Extent of the Fire at Ottawa and
Hull, Canada.
Ottawa, Out., (Special.) Over five square
miles ot territory burned over; more than
two thousand buildings destroyed; seven
lives lost; seven thousand men, women and
children homeless and property loss of (17,
000,000, acoordlng to the latest estimate, in
aured for about half its value, are the re
sults ot the destructive fire which swept this
city and Hull.
A relief committee boa been formed by the
citizens, and this, together with the Catholio
archbishops of Ottawa and Montreal, will
make an appeal for relief to the country.
The most serious problem that confronts
Hull is that of work. Tho majority of the
householders who were burned out are poor
and have large families. It Is not expected
that there w 11 be employment for a consid
erable period, and the way in which many
ot the poor are golug to live In the mean
time is doubtful. On the Ottawa side fully
two-thirds ot Dnlhousle ward Is devastated,
and an estimate by residents of the district
plaoes tho number who are without roofs ot
their own in this district at 5,000. The de
stroyed property iu thla section included
some of tho finest residences In Ottawa.
ItKSI LT OF KX PLOSION.
Five Men Terrilily Injured and Fight
Others ('lit.
Pittsburg, Ta., (Special.) I!y tho explo
sion of a portable boiler belonging to Drake
& Strutton, contractors, at Itunkin, Pa., Ilvo
men were terribly Injured and eight others
cut. bruised and s Ightly sculdud.
The un-n were ensured In building a cof
ferdam lu the Monongahela Itlver fur tho
pier of the Union liailroad JJrldge, when
the boiler, which whs standing on tho river
bank, exploded with terrillo force, scatter
ing broken metal, steam and scalding water
In all directions. Thirteen men were more
or less seriously Injured, but It Is thought all
but two Joseph Wright and Hiloy rlurb
will recover.
The boiler was of about thirty-horse
power, and was considered safe. The cause
of the exploslou has not yet been ascertulued.
Train Wreck at Wheeling.
Whoeling, W. Va., (Hpeclul.) A Wheeling
and Lake Erie train from Cleveland orashed
Into an open switch in the loi ul yards. Half
a dozen passengers were more or loss seri
ously injured, ti. K. McLaughlin and wife
and daughter, ot Cadiz, O., were badly hurt.
Otto Huffman, a traveling salesman, ot New
York, had his right arm fractured. ltev. W.
It, Wilson, of Wheeling, escaped with bis
artificial leg smashed. J. E. Klertsi, of
Wheeling, was probably futally Injured, and
Oeorge Mayer, a brukeman, was slightly out
and bruised. It Is feared that Mrs. Mc
Laughlin muy die.
A Spalil.ll Canard.
Madrid, (By Cable.) A uomuierclul house
here has received a dispatch from Cuba say
ng that Jesus Itabl, the Cubuu leader, bos
leaded an "Insurrectionary" movement In
the Province of Huutlngo, which the tender
ot the dispatch believes to be "supported by
the chief towns of the province."
Oberlln M. Carter In I'rlann.
Leavenworth, Kan., (April). Oberlln M.
Carter, Into captain U. S. A., arrived ut the
fid ml prison hers under guard of Lieut,
Thomas Hnkes, Fifteenth Infantry, a cor
poral and three soldiers. Jin will be a prison
book-keeper in the harness, broom, shoe re
pairing and carpet weaving shops.
Governor Timor rot u rued to Frank fnrt
and spent Sunday at the executive mansion
with bis family. No efTo't was made to
serve the warrant on him, and if Is under
stood that II will be held up for several days.
Arrangements nre beiu mndn for n big
demonstration nt Canton, ()., on .July 4.
President McKlnl 'y will bo there, and Gov
ernor lloosovi It, Admiral Dewey and other
noted men l ave beoti Invited.
Bishop J. M. Thoburn, of thn Methodist
Episcopal Church, was sued In New York by
Mrs. Helena Armstrong-Hopkins for 150.000
damages for alleged defamation of charac
ter. Another man died ns the result of tho fall
of the engine and derrick from the Heabonrd
Air Line trestle In Illchmoud. This Is tho
fourth death.
Judge Slmonton, nt llnlclgh, N. '., lu the
Dlnckwoll-Durhom Tobaneo Company ense,
bus decided In favor of tho American Tobac
co Company.
Edward Norley, of Newark, N. .7,, tried to
kill his wlfo, who hail left him on account of
his bad hablls, and then killed himself.
Great Interest Is shown throughout Vir
ginia In tho approaching trial of Andrew
lillllguii for the killing of C. Beverly Turner.
Mrs. Mary McCarthy Frascr, sued John H.
King, a millionaire of Detroit, for $100,000
damage for breach of promise.
Harry H. Mntllndule, a well-known club
man of New York, took an overdose of mor
phine and died from the effects.
Miss Itoslo Dixon, of Baltimore, was seri
ously Injured by Jumping from a railroad
train at Lonover, Pa.
Tho ltlchmond Traction Co'iiuny bus an
nounced un increase lu the wages of all its
employes.
I.ady Yarde-Buller wns adjudged Insane
In San Francisco atid committed to a sani
tarium. Joe Duncan accidentally shot himself In a
shooting gallery In Parkersburg, W. Va.
The Mns'tinutten Bank, at Strasburg,
Shenandoah county, Va.. was robbed and
dynamited, and some 5,00) secured by the
burglars.
A tornndo did great damage In Hill anil
Johnson counties, Tex. Ten lives were lost
in a Hood at Waco, Tex.
Tho Itepubllcans of the Third Vlrglnln dis
trict have decided to name a candidate for
Congress.
Alone colored bandit held up an express
train near Little Hock, Ark., uml robbed the
passengers.
John Ackormnn, n landsman of the cruis
er Buffalo, was drowned nt Norfolk. Va.
Lawyer E. P. Scot; stabbed Justice J. J.
Hook iu a courtroom In Purls, Tex.
Louis Maui Jropped dead on the street in
Newport, Xows, Va.
Fierve flr-s rnugod over South Mountain,
rent Laurel, l'n.
Tho aetlon-at-law begun by tho assignee
of the United Pi ess of New York against the
morning papers of Baltimore, viz. : The
Bultlmoro Amorienn, tho Sun, tho Bnltlmoro
Herald and Bnltlmoro Correspondent, .or
damages for alleged breach of contract, was
terminated In New York, after tho evidence
for the plaintiff hud been submitted, the
court Instructing the jury to bring in a ver
dict for the defendants, and also ordering
the plaintiff to pay a special allowance ol
$1,000 to the defendants' attorneys.
The town of Hull, In Canndn, wns totn'ly
destroyed by fire and about Ilfteen thousand
peoplo made homeless. The loss to property
Is estimated nt flrteen to twenty millions.
The city of Ottawa itself, just acrcss the
river, barely escaped destruction. , "
Prominent men from all parts of tho Union
will attend the conference to be held at
Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 0 and 10 to dis
cuss the race problems of the South.
In a memorial day oration In Atlanta, the
Governor of Georgia severely criticized the
Itepubllcan party and lis Philippine policy.
M. W. Sterne. In Petersburg, Va., sued
Thomas M. Gilllum for $10,000 damages for
alleged betrayal ot plaintiff's daughter.
The Newport News (Va.) Abattoir Compa
ny's option on valuable water-front pro
perty was lost and the enterprise is extiuct.
The Front Itoyal, Va., National Bank was
victimized by a stranger, who got 45'J on n
forged check.
Charles B. FUher was released by Judge
Wochflm in ltlchmond, Va , who declared
htm to be sane.
The National Manufacturers' Association
has voted to hold its next convention at De
troit, Michigan.
William Htelnitz, the former champion
chess player of the world, is again reported
Insane.
Employes of New York Central Kallrond
shops at Buffalo are on strike.
The Pennsylvania Itepublloan Convention
at Harrisburg passed a resolution urging
Mr. Quay to be a candidate for re-election to
the United Htates Senate.
One man was killed and ten men and a
girl seriously hurt by an explosion ot dyna
mite at Larimer, Pa.
Ohio Itepubllcans, In State convention, en
dorsed President McKinloy's administration.
Kansas Populists Instructed delegates to
national convention to vote for liryun.
Three children lost tholr lives by a fire iu
a tenement in New York.
Fifteen hundred electrical workers of New
York are on a strike,
Nicola Delfnvro, a mosaic worker, who
was illegally expelled from tho labor uniou
iu New York, secured a verdict of $428 dam
ages uguinst tho union and tho wulklug del
egates. A suit was Instituted by the State Trust
Company in New Y'ork against Harper it
Bros., publishers, for tho foreclosure of a
liroe-mllllon-dollur mortgage.
Count Lautree, arrested In Chicago for the
Canadian authorities, was released on a
technicality, but was Immediately rear
rested. Governor A'oorbeos, of New Jcr , Is ex
pected to appoint I'liUf Justice Mugoo to
succeed the late Cbunuullor McGill,
William Kuhn and bis wlfo, whom he tried
to kill iu Philadelphia, were reported both
to be lu a critical condition.
Andrew Htubbs, of Pittston. Pa., was mur
dered uud robbed by highwaymen.
Henry Y. Yard, who was acquitted ot
abetting the wrecking of the Keystone
National Bank, was dlscburged In bank
ruptcy In Trenton, N, J.
An unknown man committed sulcldo by
Jumping headlong into a white-hot furnaco
at the works of the II. C. Frick Coke Com
pany. Count Lautree, who was arrsted In Chi
cago, is wanted in Canada on tba charge of
disposing ot worthless bonds.
The Pennsylvania ltailroad Is reported to
have secured control of tho Western Now
York and Pennsylvania.
Heavy rains iu the Houth have greutly
hampered railroad traffic. The streets ot
New Orleans were flooded.
Charles H. Ilosonbauin and Florence Har
o'd, both young people, committed sulcldo
together in Philadelphia.
The minors of the East Broad Top region,
Pa., accepted the Altooua scale uud returned
to work. i
John M. RtaulTor, while Insane, committed
suicide at the county hospital lu Lancaster,
Pa.
The small cattle butchers In the employ of
Swift & Co., In New York, went ou a strike.
Admiral Dewey appeared before the House
Naval Committee to give Ills views In regard
to submarine craft.
Senator Chandler, from the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Eluotions, tub-
milled to the Senato tne report or that com
mittee in the coe of Senator Clark, ut Muu-taut
CRUSHING TAGALS.
AIIOIT A IIIOISAM ITT OCT OI
ACTION LAST WF.F.K.
A SANGUINARY CAMPAIGN.
'tenennl nT (he Insurrection at All I'olnts
In the l.liinil ticsiill III Koine of the
lllomllrst FligHHCIlient of the AAur--American
l.nss During the Week Nine
Hilled and Mxtccii Wounded.
Manila, (Bv Cable.) - The lost week bin
been one of the bloodiest of tho war since
the first day's fighting around Manila. Au
thentic reporls, mostly official, show a total
of S7H Filipinos killed, VI ofllcers and UN
men captured, and many moro wounded.
The number wounded Is hardly guessable.
Considering that the Filipinos entirely lack
hospital facilities, a great majority of the
wounded will die. Probably tho week's
work finished i.OliO Insurgents.
The Americans' toial loss wns nine kilted
and sixteen wounded. Two sergeants and
one private were killed In ambushes while
escorting provision trains.
Tho insurgents havo been ngyres-dvo In
almost every province of Luzon, (ion. Plo
del I'ilar's band, numbering !I00, which was
out of sight for three months, the leader
being reported killed, him leuppeiired In Its
old field about San Miguel.
Pilar Is supposed to bo again lu commend.
He gavo tho American garrison 'at Snn
Miguel, consisting of three companies of thn
Thirty-fifth Infantry, with a Galling, a
three houis light during a nlgbt at fuel..
Tho lofs of the insurgents in this engage
ment is not Incl'ided in the foregoing total,
as they removed their dead and wounded,
but presumably it was considerable.
Twenty Filipinos iu the province of liatan,
gus attaokod Lieut. AA'onde, who with eight
men was scouting near Snn Jose. The lieu
tenant and five men wero wounded and one
private was killed.
Hergt. Ledolus, of tho Thirty-fifth Infan
try, was badly wounded In an ambush near
Bali nag.
Lieut. Biilcb, of thn Thirty-seventh In
fnnty. with seventy men, bad a Ilvo hours'
fight with 400 Insurgents In tho Nueva
Cameras district. Twenty of the Insurgents
were killed.
Col. Smith, of the Hewiticonth Infantry,
who captured Gen. Montenegro "nu brought
him to .Manila. Is in the Isolation hospital
suffering from smallpox, presumably caught
from the Filipinos.
Col. Smith's command captured ISO ofll
cers and men with Montenegro. Tho offi
cers wero brought to Manila. Montenegro,
who was formerly one of tho most dapper
ofllcers In tho Flllpinoarmy. looks worn nnd
haggard. Ho says he has led a terrible Mo
for months, ami he has offered to return to
tfco North wit'.. Col. Smith to eudeiivor to
persundo his former comrades of tbeuselosi
uess of oppos'ng Iho Americans.
On- bundled escaped Spanish rrlsoners
from tho province of 1'iyiibas, South Luzon,
have irr veil at Manila.
Tho Insurgents have 400 moro Spaniards
in that district, itccently tho Filipinos de
stroyed several rods of the railway line near
i'aniquo In an unsuccessful attempt to wreck
a train.
kk.v. ( ii vitt.Ks iii:i ni;it ii:ai.
Figlity-four Years Old and Youngest (if
' the Fniimti Family.
Haverhill, Mass., (Special). Tho ltev.
Charles Beecher, a brother of tho late Henry
Ward Beecher, died at the home of bis
daughter, Mrs. O. AV. Noyes, In Georgetown.
He was eighty-four years of age, and was
tho youngest of the Beecher family.
Bev. Mr. Beocher was graduated from
Bowdoin College, nnd attended Alnne Theo
logical University In Ohio. He bad held
pastorates In Fort AVayno, Ind., Newnrk, N.
J., and Georgetown, Mass., and at one time
was rhetoric professor at Galesburg Univer
sity, Illinois. Before and after the Civil
War he spent much time In Florida, where
he helped to organize the public school sys
tem. Of Inte years he had led a retired life,
devoting his time to the writing of religious
and theological treatises.
QUAY DEFEATED.
IV KS. Kl UN ALMOST KII.I.KO.
Found Ilailly Cued I'p In a Ilaarding
liouseYard. Philadelphia, (Hpeclal.)-Mrs. Lllllo Kuhn,
wife of former State Senator AV'illiam Kuhn,
of Bichmond, Va., wa found In the side
yard of a boarding house nt 716 North Six
teenth street shortly nftermldnight with her
bead any faco badly lacerated, one leg bro
ken and her body badly brul-ed. She was
removod to St. Joseph's Hospital, where her
husband, with his throat badly cut, was also
sont under the guard of two polioeuiou. He
Is under surveillance on suspicion to awult
the result of his wife's injuries.
THE COLIMKIA ItEVOI.CTION.
Hocas del Toro Nalil to He In Possession of
the Kebelu.
Kingston, Jamaica, (By Cable). Advices
from Columbia say that Bocus del Toro,
Panama. Is In possession ot the rebels. The
government chartered the British steamer at
Colon to take the troops to Doeas del Toro,
where an Important battle Is expected.
AVlth Bocus del Toro lu the hands of the
rebels Colon Is prncticully threatened.
There Is considerable, excitement at Cartha
gena over a report that Buriuuullla has
fallen Into the hands of the insurgent.
Wunled to Kill Some Ilig Man.
Macon, flu,, (Hpeclul). P. A. Siiimney, an
old Confederate Idler, wub sent to the
Stale Insane Asylum, ut Milledgevlllo. In
the courso of un investigation into bis con
dition It was ascertained that his mind hud
been wrong for two years, and that bis
mania wits to kill somebody of prominence.
At one time ho had planned to kill Admiral
Dewey. He was preparing to kill himself
When arrested.
Civil Service Hole Modified.
uiiiugion, injieuiaij. i lie rresldout bos
signed an amendment to tho civil service
rules extending the privilege of transfer
from excepted to competitive positions to
those persons whose positions were nt one
time coiuiHititive. hut have ..Irn-H iwri nm.i.i
excepted.
Hryan to Take a Short lt,.Kt.
Austin. Tex.. CHneciul.1 William T nr.,
left here for his home In Lincoln, to rust a
few days before beginning the summer
ouiuj algn.
11 like of Argyll leal.
London, (By Cable,) George Douglas
Campbell, Duke of Argyll, Is dead.
FarthqilHke Shock 111 the AVent.
Portland Ore., (Special.) A slight earth
quuko suock occurred lu this city ut live
o'clock A. M. No damage Is reported,
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
In the fighting last week on the Island of
Luzon U73 Filipinos were killed, ninny
wounded, aud Uutlluiri uud 244 men iuji
tured. The Americans' total los) was U
killed uud 111 wounded. The insurgents
have been aggressive lu ubnosl evoiy prov
ince of Luzon.
Colonel Smith, of the Seventeenth Infan
try, Udowu witutmailpox, caught from the
FUlpiuos.
Tho compendium of tho Cuban census
taken by Genera' Sanger shows that the na
tive Cunaua constitute a larger proportion
ot tin p'JJci'.iv'o i Vinu won expected.
Pennsylvania Senator Lost by One Major
ity AAellliiKtnn Decided Contest.
AViishlngton, (Special.) -Multhew H. Quay,
of I'eiinsvlvniilu, was denied n seat In the
United States Senate after one of tho most
dcirrit incd battles ever waged by a claimant
In the tiistory of tho Senate. A resolution
declaring that he was not entitled to a scat
was adopted by a vote of 33 to 32. It was a
battle royal, and it was not until tho last
vote was recorded that tho one tldo won tho
victory nnd the other was eompollcd to ac
cept defeat. It was a day lu the Senate thnt
will be rend of In history. Not since the
declaration of war with Spnln was thcro so
much suppressed excitement evident.
it was a most unusual scene. Every Sen-
ntor lisd one of thn long Ilp, nnd aB name
alter name was called by tho clerk the sound
of pencils anil paper colliding could be
heard nil over the house. It was gonernlly
accepted before tho vote that the result
hinged almost upon a hair. This fact In
creased tho Interest and heightened tho ex
cltemeiit.
Up to thn Inst moment Mr. Quny was the
favorite. Like achamiiion pugilist who hail
been the hero of many buttles, there waH a
general clinging to tho belief that he would
somehow win. A man who wanted to bet
against tho I'ennsylvanluii would bnveuslied
odds, and yet when the situation wns care
fully Inspected there seemed no real reason
why ho should havo been n favorite. The
workers on cither side wero making no pre'
dictions. They, above nil, understood thnt
tho flht would bo won or lost on a terribly
slight margin.
At no tlmo durlngthe rollcnll wns one side'
moro than two votes ahead of tho other, ami
ns a rulo It was sec-saw, one being ahead
and then behind.
Mr. Wellington, of Mnrvland, cast tho
clinching vote against Mr. Quay. Thero
were but two others to vote against blm
AA'olcott and Wetmorc and both were
avowed Quay men, but with these it wns not
possible for (Junv to buve n majority If Mr.
AA'ellington voted ngainsthlm. Hence, there
was about as much depending upon Mr.
AA'elllugton's vote ns any other man's ballot
lu tho Senate. It was the 11th hour, and ho
could have turned the tide, but ho voted
resolutely against tho seating of the I'ennsyl
vatilnn, and the day was lost to Mr. Quny.
nul Id st Itltot Mil l.
Knliill. Has Xerrrtly led Them Into a
Trap Capture l.xiccteil.
London, (By Cable). Tho posbion of the
Boer forces about AYepetier Is reported to be
most critical, lloberls has sent out small
forces now and again during the siege, aud
at present the Federal troops are reported
to le almost surrounded.
Only the most nglle movements can save
the main body from route or capture.
Divisions tiiuler General'! Brabant and
Hart have turned tho Boer position at AVep
obit and havo gotten within eight miles of
the besieged garrison, which signaled by
heliograph "All s well."
Tho pntrol of the Seventh Dragoons, be
fore reported missing, bus joined General
! reiieh s camp.
Mounted Infantry und'-r Gen. Inn Hnmll'
ton bus occupied tho waterworks at Saunas
Post.
The Boer advance upon Dnlgcty's position
near Bockpoott lildge, in Busutoland, has
been chocked, '
Tho British river redoubts at AVarrenton
nre belug shelled by the Federal forces.
The Boer forces retired from Leeuw Kop
in such a hurry that they left behind them a
quantity of ammunltiou and rifles.
General Pole-Curew's admirable dlsposi
tlon of his force thoroughly puzzled tho
Boers, who wero unable to see the direction
of the attack.
DeAVet Is reported holding tho waterworks
near AA epener with a strong force.
The Federals are reported attacking AVep.
ener, and have cupturud a herd of Brabant's
cattle and horses.
Twenty British wero enptured nt De Wet's
Dorp, besides tho killed aud wounded.
The Eugllsh aro reported as having been
driven from kopje to kopje by forces in com
mand of a son ot General Cronjo, northeast
of Boshof.
WANTED TO PLAY HF.KO.
Horned a Costly House Down to Make a
Kohlo Jteseue.
Atchison, Kns., (Special). In the district
court Thomas C. AVoermnu pleaded guilty to
the charge of burning the costly residence
of J. C. Fox, a prominent citizen, and was
sentenced to serve eighteen years In the
penitentiary.
Ho admitted the Fox family had been very
good to blm and that he set lire to the house
in order to play the part of a hero by resell
Ing the family, and thereby make his em
ploycr feel that his kindness had been be
Btowed worthily. After AA'oorman had been
sentenced ho said: "I plead guilty because I
bated to face the members of the Fox
tamily, who had biou so kind to me,"
llltlTISII KCIIJFCT TItlFI).
Manila Authorities Suspect Loul Spltzel
of Filibustering.
Manila, (By Cable.) Louis Hpltzol, an
agent ot the Bemlngtons nnd Mnxlm and one
ot the biggest promoters In the Orient, bus
been tried aud acquitted on the charge of
smuggling.
Government detectives have shadowed
him sluco he arrived In Manila, suspecting
his business wns lllibusterlug, uud the uu
thorllles were said to bo anxious to get rid
of him.
Learning thnt an employe of bis hud
bought $2,000 worth of jewelry without pay.
ing duty, they arrested Hpltzol, but were uu.
uble to prove tho charge. Hpltzol Is a Brit
ish subject.
NOT F-U JKMAN DEAD,
John J. Coiighlin, One nt I'hoeulx Park
Nuspects, Is No More.
Washington, (Hpeclul.) John J. CoughWn,
a clerk in the l'ateiit Office, an ardent Fenian
and one ot the Phouiilx l'urk suspects, died
here.
Ill the uprising near Cork, Ireland, In 18C7,
Mr. Couu-hlln wus ono of the llrst to take tip
arms. Ho was severely wounded In front of
Kllmiillock Barracks, was captured nnd tried
for treason, tor which oliunse he served llv
years In prison. On being liberated iu 1871
bo came to this country.
Gold Wtitch for Admiral Ilewev.
AVnshlngtoii, (Hpeclul.) Ad niral Dowcy
received a delegation nt Buauvolr, his couu-
try home, which represented 60,000 children
iu the Norlhwi st, and presented to blm as a
token of tho regard and esteem of the donors
u beautiful gold watch and fob.
Cotton Cloth hhipped to i hlna.
Birmingham, Ala., (Special). Tho largest
single foreign shipment ot cotton eloln over
made from tho South was forwarded by the
Dwigm cotton .u ins. or Aiuouniu t liy, Ala.
'The shipment comprised seventeen cut loads.
and In ilcsiiuud for points In tho Clilncsu
iinplre.
Ito.v Di'ittrged to Heath.
Clarksburg, W. u., (H eelal.) Thesoven-yeur-old
sou ot James Wiseman met a shock
ing (leaCi near tlio .Moulleciio brick plant,
just south of this city. Ho wus leading a
cow and tied the rope uround his body. The
cow became unmanageable and ran off, kill
ing the boy almost Instantly. Every bone In
his body was broken.
Cot. Kefuuver Appointed.
AVheellng, AV. Va., (Special.) Governor
A: kiiitou appointed Colonel Charles ii.' K"
lauver statu bank examiner, In place of O.
H. AVebsel, Wlioso term has expired. Mr.
Kefuuver has (been a clerk lu the auditor's
olllce and Is abrlgude adjutant iu the State
National Guyird.
DEADLY CRASH.
SK.IITKl I US MFFT DC'ATIl I PAHlS
I.X POSITION.
NINE KILLED, NINE INJURED.
Temporary t'notlirlilge Gives AVer nt
Celestlnl Globe" Sideshow- Structure
Ilml Heen Condemned, Fine the Mortal
ity Would Hnve Itren Far Greater Casts
a (.loom Over Assemhlnge.
Paris, (By Cable.) An accident within the
exposition grounds caused the death of nine
persons and nine others wero Injured. A
temporary bridge which was unable to with
stand the Sunday crowd broke. The acci
dent threw a pall over the happiness of an
Immense throng who had profited by the
magnificent weather to visit the exposition.
Sunday's was probably the record attend
ance. Not merely tholnterlorof the grounds,
but the precincts nlso wero crowded, and the
conooursj was particularly great along tho
Avenue do SuITren, which forms tho uorth
ern boundary of tho grounds.
Hero Is situated n big sideshow the celes
tial globe. A footbridge, on which tho fin
ishing touches were being put. crosses tho
Avenue do SufTren, connecting thn sideshow
with tho exhibition. It wns constructed of
wood, with n stucco facade, and with a
pliii-ler-innde tower at each end.
H'.rungely enough, tho bridge bad been
coiuiemued ns unsafe by the exhibition
authorities. 1 he public was, therefore, not
allowed to go npou tho structure, and iuthis
way n disaster even moro terrible than that
which occurred wus averted.
Tne gay crowd was passing along the ave
nue, nnd some hundred or more persons were
walking beneath tho bridge, when suddenly
an ominous cracking was heard. Before
thoso underneath could turn aside tho struc
ture fell with u fearful crash, burying near
ly 50.
A shout of horror rose from the spectators,
mingled with the cries of tho victims. For
a moment nothing could be distinguished
but a cloud of dust nnd plaster. A scene of
tho grentest excitement and confusion fol
lowed. But this was only for n few seconds.
Almostjmmediately the crowd attacked the
debris in on effort to release those lying be
neath. The workmen within tho grounds who had
witnessed the accident, the pollen nnd tho
repuuliecn gnnrds. together with quite a
number of soldiers, joined In the rescue
work. The proinunederH forgot U"1' Sun
day attire and covered themselves with dirt
nnd grima In tearing iiwuy the rubbish with
their hands. Wooden benmsand poles were
brought from the half-finished buildings
nearby and were used as levers to rulBe the
fallen uiasf.
The victims llrst recovered were mostly
only the Injured, tho deud belug found Inter
beneath the centre of the structure. Mes
sengers were dispatched to bring firemen and
supper, with their equipments, nnd tho llrst
body was found after a quarter of nn hour's
frantic labor. It wns that ot a little girl
about 7 years old, whose head was horribly
crushed. Victim ufier victim wus brought
to light, until a row of six mutilated corpses
had boon placed upon the sidewalk, and
nearly 40 other persons, somo badly and
others b ss seriously Injured, hud been car
ried lu umbtiiuiices or driven to the hos
pitals. A family composed of futhor, mother and
two girls narrowly t'sooped destruction.
Tho parents, who happened to be a little
ahead, bud gone under the bridge, the chil
dren following, just nt tho moment ot the
collapse. The parents wero killed, but the
children sprang back and escaped with a
few scratches. A 'cyclist had bis wheel
smashed, but himself escaped unhurt.
The weighty plaster towersseem to hnve
boen responsible for the fall of the structure.
Commissioner-General Plcard and other.blgb
officials of the exposition arrived shortly
after the accident and superintended the
work of relief. President Loubet sent an
officer of his household for information.
Hevernl soldiers were among the Injured,
uud many of their comrudes were foremost
iu giving assistance.
FROM WASHINGTON. '
The House defeated the provision in the
Naval Academy bill to turn over to the navy
the charting of the waters about the new
possessions. The appropriation for the Na
val Academy improvements was modified.
The Houate passed a joint resolution pro
viding for the administration of Porto Iilcan
affulrs until the new officials are uppolnted.
Secretary Boot continued his explanation
to the Senate committee of bis bill for the
reorganization of the army.
Arrangements were completed for retiring
the Porto ltlco and substitution of American
money on the Island.
Mr. Frank AV. Hackott, ot new Hampshire,
has been nominated to bo assistant secretary
of the nnvy, to suoceed Mr. Allen, uppolnt
ed governor of Porto ltlco.
A bill Introduced into the Senate by Mr.
Chandler lias us its object the prevention of
enactment of lus by Htates to restrlot
lights of colored voters.
The Sundry Civil bill makes an appropri
ation ot 150.000 with which to begin the
work ot constructing the new customhouse
lu Baltimore.
Foreign diplomats nre inueli interested In
our attempt to collect Indemnity I rum tho
Kultan of Turkey.
During the consideration of the Naval Ap
propriation bill iu tho House the cliurgo wus
uiuile and b nled that a lobby was nt work
to oppose J ropo-ition for the government to
build its own ships and armor plate.
ABOUT N0TEDPEbPLE.
Senator Perkins, of California, still recalls
his sailor days by tying bis loosa neckties iu
a half sailor's knot.
Henry M. llose, the new clerk of the Sen
ate aud former private secretary to Hcuutor
Burrows, 1 u Journalist by profession. Ho
owned tho Benton County (Mich.) Paludiuiii,
and alterward did newspaper work In
Detroit.
Sir Walter Besant is the latest English
author to announce, that he Is considering u
lecture and reading tour In the United
Btatcs.
George Fred AA'lllluins is of Gorman pnr
ent go. IU. father's nume was George
Wo nlgiuuu, I ut had itchuuged by uct of the
Lcisluluro to Williams.
(Knura! Cronju has a nephow Btudylngjfnr
a professional career iu London who bus be.
come a British subject aud whososymt athics
aro all with bis new country.
An autograph unpublished poom by the
la'n Bluhard Jlovey sold for 475 In Now
York.
E. rarmloo Treiitlce, whose engagement
to Miss Hcckcfullor has Just been announced,
will one day inherit from his father one ot
the Lest collections of rare books lu Amerlcu.
Madame Sndu Yaoeo, who has been play
ing iu New York, is Iho llrst Jupiinose ac
tress to play lu a company of men. Though
formerly one of tho most noted geishas of
Toklo, she Is of a family of noblu birth, and
Is exceptionally well educated.
AVilliuin It. Moody, oldest son of the lute
evangelist, 1j writing reminiscences of bis
fin her, whom ha ucooinpniiled on many tours
as seoreta y and muuuuer. He wus grudu
at d from Yale lu the class of 'Ul. ,
Daniel Murray, of tho Library of Congress,
Is end avurlug to secure u complete IUt of
books and bamphlcts wrltteu by negro
authors to be used as a partot the Afro
American exhibit at Paris. Already he bus
considerably over 1,000.
KIM.F.II IN A TFNKMFNT.
Three Persons Lose Their I.Ives In New
York They AVere Children.
Now York, (Special.)- Three persons were
killed and three Injured in a Dro In the six
story tenement, 74 Forsyth slrect. Tho dead
are: Hannah Liobowltz, 13 years oldi
Amelia Llobowllz, 11 years old; Joseph
Liehowltz, fi years old. Tho Injured: Simon
Liobowltz, 3S yenis old, father of the dead
children) Dora LiebowltA 8'j,' years olds
Michael Itauschbaiim, 03 years old.
Tho Injured persons were burned about
the faco and hands whllo making their
escnpe.
None of them nro seriously Injured. Tho
house In which tho flro occurred Is a typical
East shlo tenement, four families living on n
floor. Tho smoko had already, awakened
the tenants by the time the policemen who
hnd discovered the fire entered tlio hallway,
nnd tho fire escape on tjho front of tho build
ing was soou crowded with partly dressed
men, women and children. The policemen
tried to get upstairs through the hallway,
but tho smoko was so dense that they were
driven back. Htiindlng on tho top of the
Iron rail iu front of the house a pollcomnu
aided tlio peoplo lu getting down by that
way.
On tho fourth floor lived thn family ot
Joseph Port. Two of tho children, nrah,
10 years old, and Bertha, 12, made their way
down the rear lire-escape to tho llrst bnlcony
and then dropped i'i feet Into tho yard,
where they were Imprisoned until the fence
was broken down by tho firemen nnd they
wero liberated.
Llebowltz, who Is a mnttrossmnkor, lived
on tho top floor with his wife, Fnunlo. eight
children, and his wife's mother, Ilebocca
Solomon. Tholr apartments were already
lllled with smoke. Llebowltz seized his
daughter Dora anil tried to get down the
stairway, but tho flames drove him back,
burning him und the child. Ho managed to
make his way out through a window over a
plank to the roof of the adjoining building.
Mrs. Llebowlta followed with Lizzie, eight
mouths old. Close behind her was her
daughter Colin, 17 years old, and her son
Nathan, 15, who was carrying his nine-year-old
sister Fnnnio. The children who lost
their lives wero overcome by tho smoke be
fore they could reach the window.
AVbon the firemen succeeded In getting
Into the top floor they found thn bodies of
the children. All had been suffocated, but
their bodies were blackened by the flames.
Tho damage to tho building was about
10,0.0.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Turkish government, uncording to a
dispatch from Constantinople, bus replied to
the demand of the United Mute that It will
compensate American nilsslonnriesunderthe
same conditions as 1n tho ease of other for
eign subjects. The Porto has not yet replied
to the lost collective note of the powers.
General Von Schleinltz has "resigned from
the German army, the Emperor having been
displeased with his lack of arrangements nt
Altona on the occasion of the Emperor's re
cent visit there.
Lloyd Grlscom. United States charge d'af
faires at Constantinople, bad an audience
with tho Sultan, supposedly concerning the
Indemnity demanded by tho United Stutes. -
Queen A'ictoria reviewed the nuvnl cavalry
and infantry brigades commanded by the
Duke of Coiiuuught in Phoenix Park.
Miss Maud Gonna secured n summons foi
malicious libol ugalnst Mr. Colics, editor ol
the Irish Figaro, in Dublin.
British relief forces have reached Kumaesi,
in the Gold Coast colony, to check the up
rising of the Asbantls.
The Prince of AVales. on his return to Lon
don from Copenhagen, was given an enthusi
astic reception. King Oscar of Sweden wat
with the Duke of York at the railway station
to welcome the Prince.
Queen Victoria conferred the Victoria Cross
on Major Bubtie for conspicuous bravery at
the battle ot Colenso.
American tourists ennnot take their pel
dogs into England this year, the English
authorities having barred all foreign dogs.
The trouble lu the Gold Coast Colony,
West Africa, Is Increasing. The Ashantlt
have killed five hundred of the loyal Bektns.
Jenn Alexandre Joseph Falgulere, the
famous French sculptor, died in Paris.
The announcement ot the marriage In
Hcno, Nev., of Lord It assail to Mollle Cook
cnused a sensation in London, as Lord Hub
tell has not secured in England a divorce
from his first wife, who declares she will not
submit.
Advices from Yokohama, via San Fran
cisco, indicate the near approach ot a con
flict between Japan aud Itussla.
Tho Asbantls are expected to attack th
Governor before the arrival ot the relief ex
pedition. The Congress of German Miners passed
resolutions declining to Join the Socialists.
Tho yacht of Count Rudolph Festetlcs wui
wrecked near Minecroy, and among those
lost wns tho Countess, formerly Miss Haggin,
of New York.
Two battles have been fought between the
rebels and the government troops in Colom
bia, in which a largo number of the rebel
were killed.
By special permission of tho Emperor, As
sistant Naval Constructor tilllmore, United
States navy, is Inspecting the Germun navy
yards.
Tho Ameer of Afghanistan rebukes th
British government for not taking steps to
prevent Uussiau designs upou Horut.
IIKI.O IP AM) K1LI.F1.
Footpads Murder u Mini on tt I.os Angeles
street.
Lou Aiureles, Oil., (Speelul). Footpads
shot and killed Joseph Hlldnor.
While ho aud bis mother wero on theli
way homu they were halted by two tuuu who
ordered them to throw up their hands. The
mother sturted to run across tho street, hei
sou following, but when ho reuched thn
middle of the street two shots were flred
uud ho fi II with a bullet through his hcurt.
FIELD OF LABOR.
Mexico bus 1,000 gold mines,
Duluih has sixty cigar i nkers.
Germany has 20,08!) physicians,
Cleveland Iron moulders demand 3 a day.
Our farm uuliualsaro worlh 2, 813,011,000.
Tho Ber wur Is costing Eugluud 7UU a
uilnut".
Grand Bnplds painters' minimum Is now
il'JS per day.
Theru ure nearly 2,000 stltcJies lu a pair ol
band-sowed boots.
Buy City slreot railway mon huvo boen
couoeded the ulue-hour day.
In Hollo bullocks take, to a largo extent,
the plucus of horses and ponies.
No man lu Omaha need bo without work
uocordlng to local employment ugeut.,
Iu Now York It bin boeu found that the
Chinese ure sticking like grim death to union
rats.
Heventeon per cout. of tho watchmakers
Iu this ouuutry uro women. In 1H50 ull wero
nun.
Within tho last six months 000 farmors have
left Upper Michigan uud guue to the Dako
tas. From Cuba 10,i 00,000 pineapples will be
shipped Into the States this year. The fruit
now roueho New York from Huvuuu lu thioe
days.
Lake shipping furnishes the cheapest
transportation, lu the world, tbe rate being
approximately three-quarters of a mill per
tou por tube.
In Scotland labor has become so soare at
the coal mines that the output Is liO per cent,
under the oupactty of the pits.
"keystonTstIi
I .ATFXTNF.AVS til l; A M , ,
"I 1 PAItf.
FIRE DESTROYS 8 HC'jf
I lames Cnu.o a Loss f ,n
elsdorf. Ilerk-s C,v. s,
rote Points - rtlnre Whi.i. t
Town Will, Ie,tr.,ltl Ah"
emmirism- Leg Cut Oft
KllW.
The borough of WomelMorf
'y a flro thnt destroyed H,'h
houses or. tho north side of Frsnklir
betweenlront and 8con.l.
of over twelve thousand doll, rl
was first discovered in ,
ouso of Thomas Cnpp. ,, 0
lioously flames Issued from the ; ,
an unoccupied house ,,. ,
feotawiiy. belonging t u,"M '
Slouch. Tho Intermedial,, h"' '
caught fire, nnd with eight ho,,,
at one time, and a high wind pr,.vij; ,
destruction of the whole ii.terni,
the town was threatened. Tin nr !
meat of Beading, Sinking H,irit, ,
lila aud Myorstown were rolled n f '
mice. Meanwhile the Woii;i.!.,l,irJ .
worked nobly nnd su.'cccd. ii u .,'
lire under control after t-o l,,,,' '
effort. Most of the furniture ",'
from the burning houses, win, i,f,
of that in Tlinmne ('.,... . .
with lt contents, was iN,ni,',.t.!v7
His loss is 2,0iM. The mhyi .. '
occupied by Samuel Hehue mill jhin
were owneu ipy j. rank Furry 0f ,
whose loss Is (-3.001). The m'xl h,)t"
pied by Mrs. Christina li 'ditH.
by John Matthew, whose loss is f 1 J
. ,1Mlr nuiisei i,c oniM to
tato of John Htouch. nail t. .. ,
tato Is 4,6O0. Three of them wJ
l ' 1 ' "y wwiii iilllier, licnrgi' Seher
Frank Bnndy, respectively, wMi,,,!
has been vacant since thn nr.i .
Tho Inrgo brick bouse mljolning t
iiiouuuuni, oil Hie west, OWIieil UJ
Eewy. nnd occupied I y Kilwnr.l s
was also nllre, but was suvml without
been much damaged. The 0.Ttip,m.
several houses oo lu persoDnl ..ftw.
1II0 to 'J0O. Tin origin f tli,.fl,!
known. As two house so fur spnrat
discovered on lire at the sum' lime
iriMli Is suspected. '
Fifty YEAns a SIaiiistiiitr. r, i
F.vnns, who has been justice of n,
.oiitlriuoitsly for fifty yours u .y.
i'owfislilp, received Ms cievHcth , ,
don. Ho is now M years old, luiti.
mil attends regularly to Hie Jinks
Jfllce. ,r. F.vans receive,! liij first . i
don In lftflO. when William I'.. I,hn,,
tlovernor. His second rointnisslon i
wis signed by Governor Pollock; 11. i
ill lHKJ. by Governor 1'iiekcr. ntnllln '.
In 1M05, was signed by (invi rnor (
Governor Genry signed the llfth eon. :
In 1H70; Governor llartninft the f i
1H75, and Governor llojt siirm.il tlio i
-ommlsslon In 1HM0. The elgbth cn
was Issued by Governor l'nttls n, ii
:ho ninth by Governor lleiivw. In pi
lenth by Governor Jlnstlngs, lulUK.n
inst which he has Just rccchod w
by Governor Stone.
AniiEsr in MritiiKii ('AE.-Tbe i
of Joseph Mornn, nil Italian Juukil i
llazleton, was followed by the arrest
uatl Sandul, another junk ninn, usi
lelng Implicated In the crime. Sul
lodged iu Jail in Uiudoton. lisvu
3ompany with the murdered man, It i
short tlmo before tlio tragedy,
a score of officers nre nt work on It'
:md other suspects are under surrel ii
Fortunate Disi ovkr v. Operate
Pine ISrook Colliery, of tho Hi'tnnt i
Company, has been suspended leci
the discovery of a body of wuterln
workings of the l'eunsylrnnla Coal
pnny, which tbroutens to break thru
barriers which separate tho working
discovery of the water was fortunK'
It happened to break Into thn 1'lne
Colliery it would deluge tho miue ai.
likely many men would have lot tbn
Operations have been begun wits tv
removing the water from the mines.
Nanticokf. llov DaowsKiL-John
man, a young landsman ol the cm
training ship Buffalo, und who bali.
Nunticoke, Ta., was ncclilentlj dro
Norfolk, A'u. Ackerman was detil
others to clean tbe shin's side, Jidl
board from tho staging, striking on hi
and sinking Immediately. J ho be
not recovered.
Sunday School in Oi.n Hotei.-
famous old Jonuervllle lintel,
dreds ot aallons of whisky were i';
the bar In days gone by, n llourisbliJ
day school has been Blurted, nnn .i
peeled thnt a cbupel will no ermra
tho near future. About sixty chto
neighborhood have Interested them.-
the project, and already 3U0 In
been raised.
Leo CutOithyaCiK! i i.aiiSaw -i
Lucas, an employee of the llrls'.ol b
Hteel Compnuy, slipped ami Mv
rapidly revolving circular sw. 1
out through his leg ut the kmc, :
severing tho member.
.lumen T.Miihnrt was lie Id for court
Isburg to answer for the murder ol '
Motso. The trial will b I"'"' ' ""
A baby currlago contiihdiu! Anm.
i .. :,r liV II K'
UKeu a years, wus n" ' . h
lit KlilLmrtlHn iimllliu child wusti'fl'f
jured.
Tho Hoard of Toor Directors o! '
tor decided to transfer all I""'1' I '
dor their care from th Nrri.";
Asylum to tho Chester '--')
Asylum.
Major Miller, Inspector of tbo T-1
I.. .,.i,,. i.,,l ii., , unriliL'
Companies A nnd I, Fourth c"'
tlonal Guard, at the Auditor.""'
O'Noll and bis staff were pre
Mrs. llobeccn Oswald, an K'
" Ith
L inenster, wat struck ny i."
Quarroyvlllo ltailroad at th b1
crossing. Hor skull was Iriictur.!
I. believed to be fatally Injured.
A speolal moetlng ot West Ku-'l-Keformed
Cimsis was held at-'"
to receive ltev. Harvey 1 r0"' '
moroluud Classls, and inst''"" (
of tbo Nittuny Yulley ''ll"wlil
Derr, pastor of Ht. Luke's Itch"""
Lock Haven, preached tlio tam
Tact.
Tne (a lmrn with SOlBe 0(
women, like the uupplo, delicate
of the artist's hand; '
Ii ., ll.nli. irlft liistln"11'
Is not measured ullke to
havo It. Men possets It in
grees, while others again are
in It altogether. It l tne
Intellectual and tcmperum'
ficatlona, and.lmpllcs the pje :;
clear perceptions, quit 1 (j
and delicate sensibilities. "
that give the tactful person
lUllllUOn OI UHUUiri " . fit
and modes of feeling, ndlD.,H
amount exactly (The right
dealing with these. -
The Moral ol .
. . ...hr n
Bunaay bcnooi iw ,j
we taught by the story
looKing oacit ana u"u
pillar of salt? Jimmy T"11110
ruDDernecir.,
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