WILL BUYJSLANDS. STATE IIKPAKTHKNT WANTS DANISH WtST iniii:s. TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE. 'Officials in Washington Tell Why Other Preposition Fell Through Kliir ' Denmark Was Apprised of tha 1'lan Made by 1'rlvala Parties to Get Ilia Territory. Washington, (Special.) One of the moll Important results of tba exposure ami sup pression of the schemes for tbe purchase of the Danish West Indies through private per sona sod syndicates Is that the United States Government will shortly mako to Denmark proposition for the purchased the Islands, the negotiations to he solely between Secre tary Hay and the Danish Minister ot For eign Affairs. It wss ascertained from official sources that the I'nited Ktutes will take the Initiative on the suggestion of King Chris tian of Denmark, and will endeavor to have an appropriation nt this session of Congress for the purchase. Another important development of the re cent transactions Is that It has been demon titrated to the King of Denmark that he was the victim of conspirators acting In concert In this country and Denmark desiring to utilize the sale for private gain. Information to this effect, there is every reason to behove, has boon transmitted to the King of Denmnrk by this Government as explanatory of the failure of Congress to make nn appropriation for the purchase of the islnuds. which wan regarded by the King as a condition precedent to official negotia tions. The Ktate Department learned some time ngo that thero was a ring In the Danish Foreign Office which actually gave to Cap tain Christmas and his assistant manipula tors an option on tbe salo of the Islands. Officials here say that this is possible with out the knowledge of the King, and would explain why the Danish Minister nt Wash ington hus taken no part in the negotiations. Any representations of doubts as to the pro priety of the business methods of Captain Christmas and bis agents which might be sent to Denmark by the Minister hore would never get beyond the very Foreign Office ring which whb promoting the scheme through Captain Christmas. Tbe Danish Foreign. Offtoe officials iu the deal, for instance, could represent to the King that tbe news from America as to a prospective sale at t3,6'JO,O0O or 4,000,000 was mere newspaper talk, and tbat, as a matter of fact, the negotiations wore pro ceeding on the basis of the value of tlio islands as determined by the King. This basis, it la learned, was much less thun 3,500,000. Officials here say that It is likely that the Klug was willing to close out the transaction for, soy 2,000,000 lo 2,500.000, which would have left a margin of speculation of l,50,l, 000 for the Stnndnrd Oil Company's Christ mas syndicate. It Is believed that the King was always given to understand that the margin of profit of the sale of the islands would be too small to permit of any specu lations. Officials here now ulso admit the probability that the schemes of Christmas were largely aided by the Standard Oil in fluence, which Is particularly potent on Denmark and which has establishments worth millions of dollars In Denmark and in tbe Danish Antilles. . That the King of Denmark has been made ware of the crooked work recently in pro gress is conclusively demonstrated to tbe Btate Department by tbe fact that Minister Stevenson, tbe American' representative at Copenhagen, has advised the department that tbe King Is now willing to renew tbe negotiations on tbe basis of a concrete prop-, osltlon from Secretary of State Hay. Tbe State Department is in possession of the report of Mr. White, Secretary of the London Embassy, of tbe valuation placed on the Inlands by the King. Mr. White having gone to Copenhagen for this Information at the request of the State Department. The new situation will, therefore, take shape In a short time by the Introduction of it bill In the House appropriating a specific sum for tbe purchase of the islands. WOMAN SHOT WIIITTINGTON. lie Hnd llcutcii Mrs. MrKonna With a C'liih. Memphis, Tcnn., (Special.) Three men Edward Whlttlngton, Dennis Vrogau and Thomas Coleman said to be coal miners from West Virginia, entered the lunch-bouse ut T. F. McKeuns, at the corner of Adums and Front streets, and became Involved in a quarrel with tbe porter. McKenna and his wife Interfered and Mrs. McKenna was badly beaten with a olub in tbe bauds of Whlttlngton. She ran be hind a counter and procuring a revolver, shot Whlttlngton through the back of the neck, killing him Instantly. lirogan thun advanced menacingly toward her and received a bullet lu the fuoc, which the physicians say will prove fulal. Cole man escaped without injury. Mrs. McKenna Is in jail. It.MLKOAD I'ltOJKCT. Surveying Corps nt Work He t ween Clarks burg and riillll. Xlellngton, W. Vo., (Special. ) A survey ing corps is at work between Clurksburg and l'hlllppl looking up a route for a railroad. No statement has been given out as to who tbe projectors of the road are, but It is p rutty eertnin tbut it Is the liultlmore and Ohio, and that the officials of that monster system ure trying to steal n march on the promot ers of the Hue, which Is now on paper, to connect the West Virginia Central and Pitts burg with the Short Line Railroad. ItOUtD J ssl KtifcNTS. American f-eouts, Ambushed by Ttliiilmtfi, Tut Them lo I llirlit. Manila, (By Cable). Five hundred iusur pents, half of whom were armed with lilies, ambushed HO scouts of tbe Fortieth Volun teer Infantry In the hills near Aqunsun, In the northern part of Mindanao. The Amerlcuus routed the natives, kill ing 51. The American cusuultlos were two killed and three wounded. CltOWKN AT PASSION AV. lCtheursed With Great Realism ut OOcr ttinine i'Kiiii. Oberninmergnu, Il.tvarlii, (I'.y Cable.') A dress rehearsal of the Passi m I'lay was at tended by 4,000 yorsius, many Americans ' being present. The traifeily of the Crucifixion was never before so realistically represented. It was nn all-day performance, with liilill.nl tab leaux of the scones prece liu tliu Cruclllx ioli. 9 Hcrr Anion Lung, the ChrVm of this year's produotlua, is a ttuiu of Hue presence and duvout, thouglillul dnim anor. wuerMllii of Itil Iroinls. Washington, (Special, i l'lie Interstate Commerce Committee of. Hie Senate heard argument on Heimlor lVltigrew'a bill for irovnrnimwt ownership of the railroads, I y Judgii Lewis, of Cumberland, Md., and Mr. Lunk, wlio w s fors"ernl yen, s connect- d with the control yf the rallr, lid of Australia nd New en and. I1j.Ii were favorable to sjoM-riuuuutuI control. HmIIIvhii's Island I ort Heat imis. Wnnliiugwiu, (Special). Ti e lOtf'-reos of tile t" I nun of Ooiigioss h ivu reached nn ng-e 'ire lit on the differ news on the Korllll--a io'i lit 1. Til" Hru He iiine idilient appro Hinting fria.1.00) fur the pur-hnse of build ing -it a ou rt hi. Vim' isl uiJ, Cbaf. stuu. S. ;.. L- ru.uiued. MORE CUBAN FRAUDS. IVKTM ASTMt THOMPSON, AT IIAV ANA, NOW sVsi'iMIMI, Havana, ( lly Cnbleb-Tho extent of the postal frauds Is far greater than originally suspected, llnsldes Inking ill the Postal De partment, th,e frauds seem to include the local office nt Havana and various other offices throughout the Island nnd n'so to have extended to outside points which have been used for the salo of so me of tho old Issue of stamps that were ordered destroyed. The result of the Investigation nt the local postofflce Is tho suspension of Postmaster Thompson, who was Installed in April of last year. He will remain at his own bouse for the present. Moya and 'Mnscaro, stamp sellers In tbe main office, have also been ar rested and further arrests are expected. As many as six other have been placed under the closest surveillance, nnd they will be ar rested as soon ss Ihelr services can be spared. As a matter of fact, If they were all lo bo suddenly relieved of duty It would not be possible to carry on tba Postal Department of Havana. Messrs. Roevcs nnd Reynolds, the auditors of the Postal Department, are still under ar rest nt their own rooms lo charge of de tectives. Special quarters will, however, be prepared In some fortress, where nil the prisoners will foe taken as soon as arrested. Monday's arrests and tho suspension of Mr. Thompson did not take place until after dark. There Is a perceptible excitement nt tbe postofflce, where no ono knows who may be the next to be singled out. E. . I'.nthbone desires it said that there! no truth In the report circulated In thn Uni ted State that there is friction between the military authorities here and the Postal De partment. On the contrary, the most com plete harmony prevails between Goheral Wood and himself, consultations taking place betwoen them dally. He also says he does not consider It proper in the present circumstances to give out Interviews for publication and has so answered all applica tions for personal statements that have been cabled him from the United States. Mr. Sheridan will temporarily fill Mr. Thompson's place. It appears that the frauds ramified lu almost every possible direction; even the rented boxes have been made a sonrco of illegitimate gain. Every additional revelation Increases the amazement of the Americans here. Tho Cubans seem to be immensely pleasod. They declare that the Americans can no longer bonst lu Cuba of their superior hon esty when in government employ. Oeneral Wood devotes severnl hours dally to postal affairs, bearing tho reports of special agents and conferring with Mr. Itathbone and others having any knowlodga of the matter. As yet it Is Impossible to say bow mnny persons will be implicated. New York, (Special.) The Brooklyn Engle publishes the following from Washington: l'oetmnstor-i ienernl Smith was informed that the surety company that furnished bonds for Treasurer Neely is prepared to mako good for the shortage to the amount of the bond as soon as evidence is produced showing its liability. Hurt A. Miller, man ager of the department of Cuba for the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, had a talk with Postmaster-Qeneral Smith in regard to this subject. Later be said: "We will make do attempt to evade pay ment If It is shown that Neely is a defaulter. His bond was only 130,100. Neely gave no coiluterlal security whatever other tbsu a personal one, as we accepted as our protec tion the fact that the President bad enough confidence in htm to give him this responsi ble position. "Our company also supplied . tbe bond for Director Itathbone. This amounts to only 10.000." Washington, (Special.) Edward Thomp son, tbe suspended postmaster of Havana, is one of the best known men in Indianapo lis, where he stood high in general estima tion. He served for 25 years in the Indian apolis postofflce nnd was postmaster under tbe Harrison administration. He was assistant postmaster for some years prior to the Cleveland administration, which retained him In the postofflce in a subordinate capacity. lie served In the Civil War In Oeneral Harrison's command. He was nppoiuted postmaster at Havauu mil months ago. COTTON C 1UMV KltS OKUAM.I Georgia rianters Will Try to Secure lint, ter I'rlres. Mncon, Oa., (Bpeclul.) The Cotton Grow ers' Convention held at Macon was one of the Inrgost conventions of representative planters nnd business men ever held in Ooorgln. The convention was called for the purpose of effecting an organization of the cotton plnuters which would enable them to secure a better price for cotton. Five hundred delegates wore present, representing every county in the State nnd composed of planters, warehouse men, man ufacturers, bankers, merchants nnd lawyers. Tbe convention was addressed by Hon. Hoke Smith, Hon. Pope Brown, president of the State Agricultural Society; Hon. J. F. Hanson, Harvey Jordan, I. B. English aud others. The organization of the Georgia Cotton Growers' Association concluded Vie conven tion. Harvey Jordan was elected president, F. M. I.angley vice president nnd N. It. Hutchinson secretary-treasurer. An execu tive committee was chosen composed of three representatives from each Congres slouiil district. Fatal KxploNlon of u Mine. C Ifton, W. Vn., (Special.)- An explosion of firedamp lu tho Cumdeu-Spllmau mine killed Charles Varlun and several others. The tipple nnd severul mine curs nt the mouth of tho mine were blown away aud demoli-lied, and several persons narrowly escaped from Hying dcliiis. A flash of pow der ignited the giti, Drug Store Wrcrlicil. Chicago, (Special.) A terrillc explosion at 4 P. M. wrecked the third mid fourth iloors of the Dale A Sempill drug store iu the heart of the business district here uud seriously injured three men. The explosion was tlue to escaping gas. Every window in the building was shattered and many perrons bit by fulling glass. A lire followed tbe explosluu, but It win quick ly extinguished. Ilegus Nlump Story Discredited. Washington, (Special.) The officials nt the Postolllee Department generally discredit the rcpc.rt that counterfeit Cuban stumps to the value ot (2,0011,000 were muiiuluctur, d at Muucle, I nil. According to it statement prepared ut the department, tho total value of stamps, stamped envelopes ami postal o'irds supplied Neely win slightly less than 1 1,110.1,0 in. The last shipment of stumped paper scut to Havana, so far as the depart ment is aware, was made August 111, 1st)!). Two freight trains on the Lackawanna collided, aud Euglui er Wllliuiu Eschenbuuh win killed. OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. The United Stntes officials In Manila are closely watching the suspicious movement of the Filipinos, aud precautions have been taken to prevent any attempt ut uu outbreuu in that city. Many Filipinos have lelt their A'liericau employer)', uud an order was lound among tho captured effects of General (I ,nl.i stilling that all Filipinos w orking for Americans must quit liunu diately or suffer the peinlty of I reason. The t nr.y-tblid Vo uuteer Infantry occu I led the town of Hdougns and Mausln, ou the Island of Leyte, and lu opposing the htullpgof the Auior.vaiu the Insurgents met with hiuvy lots t. AGUINALDO WRITES. HIS All I .KI rltOf'I.A M ATION IS ('lit- TI.ATIM1 IN MANILA. URGES FILIPINOS TO FIGHT. eelnres the I'eac Committee Was tin Hiillioilzeil by Congress-It Also Advises His iilililr.vineli lo Welcome Commis sion anil Ask Tor What I nrm of llovern llient They lies I re. Manila, ( ByCaMe.) A proclamation, pur porting to hnve been Issued by Agtilnaldo and dated May 4, from Pollllo Island, one of the Philippine group, east of Luzon, Is cir culating In Manila. It says the committee appointed by Presi dent McKlnley was Appointed without the authorization of Congress, nnd thnt, hence, it cannot treat officially, ll urges the Filipinos not to surrender their arms at the instigation of the oommlt tee and on promises which Congrcts may not ratify, and nlso urges the Filipinos lo enthusiastically welcome the commission when It arrives in the towns and provinces, asking boldly for tho form of government they most desire, as the Americans permit freedom of speech. The proclamation closes with asking the Filipinos to still strive for liberty and Inde pendence, and again warns the commission against deception. In the Cnturma fight, Island of Samnr, May 1, about 700 of the enemy attacked the men of tbe Forty-third Infantry. The Ameri cans killed 200 of tbe rebels by actual count. Only three Americans were wouoded. Mnj. John C. (lllmore and 100 men of the Forty-third lteglment wore nmbnshed May 6 near Pambugau, snmur. Seventy-five of the enemy were killed, nnd there were no Amerlcnu cniunltles. The transport Lennox has returned here nfter landing four troops of the Eleventh Cavalry to reinforce Col. J. Franklin Bell. Two troops, MaJ. Hugh T. Slme command ing, were lauded ut Legnspi and proceeded across tho country to strengthen the garri son nt Llgno. Tlley found numerous entrenchments manned by Insurgents between the towns, and were two days on their way, skirmish ing and dlsmouutlngoonstantly. Their only loss was three horses. The officers report that they killed 40 Insurgents, but the natives declare 83 were killed. MANILA MAY REVOLT. Humors of Native I prlnlng In the Philip pine Cupltul -Meetings llrokell I p. Manila, (By Cable). A rumor in circula tion last week of an outbreak in Manila among tbe natives was seriously discussed by some of the local papers, and attracted more general attention than has usually been the case wltb this sort of thing. Many Filipinos left their American em ployers with the apparent intention of Join ing some such movement. Their action, taken in connection with the arrest of sev eral natives for carrying concealod wenpons and the dispersion of several suspicious gatherings, gave color to the reports. Officials have been active, but are not In clined to think ah uprising will be attempt ed. They believe the Filipinos lacking in the necessary courage, especially in view of the fact that the natives fenred to attempt the demonstration nt ths time of General Lawton's funeral, although they had made careful preparations and many Filipinos had come to Manila for tbls express purpose. A paper found among the captured effects of Gen. Pantaleon Garcia asserts that the United States Congress has done nothing for tbe Filipinos and that, therefore, all Fil ipinos who are working for Americans must leave their employers Immediately or Buffer tho penalty of treason. One report Is that tbe Filipino junta Is en deavoring to Incite an outbreak lu order to show the civil commission thut the war Is still being pursued. It does not seem probable that tbe peace proposnls which Senor Buencamlno, nt one time a member of tbe Filipino government, has drawn up for submission to Aguinaldo and the other Filipino leaders will have much weight with the natives. Buencami no's reputation, gained in former wars. Is that of a man who hurries to got on the winning side. He whs In disfavor with the Filipinos even before tho collapse ot their government, owing to a widespread suspi cion of bis loyalty to his colleagues. Last week General MacArthur received a large number of officials, Consuls, officers nnd representatives of commercial bodies. To Lieut. -Colonel Crowdor, his military sec retary, ho will assign many duties hereto fore devolving upon the adjutant-general. This step is taken in view ot tbe Increasing importance of the post of Governor-General. General MacArtbur's policy appears to In volve considerable decentralization. He will give to his staff authority in matters ot detail, and will devote himself largely to questions of policy. Tho town of Hllongos nnd Mnnsln, Island of Leyte, hnvo been occupied by troops of the Forty-third Volunteer Infantry. The Filipinos opposed the landing of tbe Ameri cans and sustained heavy losses. The Amerlcuns lost three men. MAIKKlMi ICKl.lKVKII. Hovr l-'orees Have ItaUed the Siege of tiirr!son. London, CBy Cable). Mafeklug tins been relluved und London Is mad with joy. All night thousands paraded the streets shout ing tho prals. of Baden-Powell, who Is now the hero of the hour. Tha news of the relief came from Pretoria, hence there is little doubt of the authenticity of the luiormatiou, although the British War Office has not yet received uny definite word. Tho Boer version is that when the laagers and forts around Mafeking had boeu severe ly bombarded the siege was abandoned, a BrltlsW force from tho south taking posses sion of the place. It Is likely, however.lhat the laagers were bombarded by thn British relief column prior to the B ier retreat. It Is officially announced thut General Duller has occupied Newcastle. ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE. Mrs. Howard Gould has collected one of the finest libraries ot works ou the Eugllsh li it nit vxtaiil in this country. Colonel Dulgetty, whose naino is associ ated with the defense of Wepuuer, was born iu 1HGH and saw active service iu South Afri ca lu IH'JII. It Is uot often that a man Is found with such an appropriate name as Miles Long, of Westminster, Md. The appropriateness lies lu the fact that ihu Mr. Long bus the repu tation of being the tallest man in the State. "Although I do not ugree wltb all his doc trines," said President Hudley, of Yale, the other duy, 'I regard Herbert Hpenoer as the greatest philosopher of the present era, aud I think hi work will have the greatest In fluence during the coming century." Gor Louitsbury, of Connecticut, Is overnn t osubull enthusiast, and never nilsjes a game when business permits. Ho frequently runs down to New York for no other purpose. Herbert Spencer," In a recently reported conversation, replied to the question as to when be thought society would be perfect oy the statement: "When It Is truthful. No one Is now. We all exaggerate) we all use very' wheu we do uot mean it. Truth is tbs me foundatlcn-stoue possible tor periec lou," t MR. CLARK RESIGNS. I nmilat I'rorreilliiKs In Montana Contest Cass Is Iteappnlnted by Acting Governor Knrlgg. Helena, Mont., (Special. 1 Acting Gov ernor Sprlggs appointed W. A. Clark, ol Butte, United States Senator to serve until the next legislature shall elect his successor. Senntor Clark's resignation was filed early in the dny with the governor and he was appointed by Governor Sprlggs to'suc ceed himself. Mr. (Mark's reasons for re signing were fully pet forth In tho speech he delivered In the Senate. Oovernor Hprlgg hns nil along been a friend of Senator Clark, during his candidacy for the Scnntorshlp nnd since, although lie preserved the utmost Impartiality In his office of lleutenant-gover nor and president of the Senate during tin senatorial campaign. Governor Smith, a partisan ot the Dal) people, left the state two weeks ago for Cal ifornia to attend to some mining cases In which he Is retained as attorney. At thnl time there wag no thought of Senator Chirk resigning. The resignation just filed came nt a surprise to tbe people ot the State, who hnd no Inkling of the coup prepared. Gov ernor Sprlggs received a grent mnny tele grams from all over the state urging him to appoint Senntor Clark, alleging that bo was the real choice of a large majority of the Democrats and a large proportion ot tbe Itepublicans as well. si;natok ci. a it k iu:kk;n. Montana Millionaire Arraigns His 1'ne inlrs In the Senate. Wellington, Special.) Mr. Clnrk. of Mon tnnn, fairly swept tbe Senate with surprise by a formal announcement that he had sent bis resignation as Senator to the governor of Montana. The announcement came without previous notice, and probably not halt a dozen per sons in Washington knew that It wns to be made. Mr. Clnrk struck just at the Instant the iron was hottest. Mr. Chandler, chair man of the Committeo on Privileges nnd Elections, hnd given notice that at 1 o'clock bo would cnll up for consideration tho reso lution unanimously reported from the com mittee, declaring Mr. Clnrk not to be en titled to bis sent in the Senate. A spirited contest over tho resolution was expected. I IIUAItl) PHILLIPS HII.I.LIt. Shot by Deputy Sheriff Carrlrkhon In Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg, Vn., (Special.) Ed. Phil lips, aged about 55 years, wns shot and In stantly killed here by Deputy Sheriff E. J. Oarrlckhoff. The officer had a warrant for ltillllps' nrrest on a cbnrge of felony. The latter made his home In Brock's Gup, nnd when it wns learned tbat ho wns In Harrison burg visiting his mother Deputy Sheriffs Switzer nnd Curtlckhoff proceeded to the house to mnke tho arrest. When Deputy Carrlckboff enme upon Phillips suddenly tha latter resisted arrest. Cnrrickhoff had a 38 caliber Colt's revolver In his hand, and In the scuffle which ensued he II red two shots. MX LIVES LOST. In an 1'xplnslon In I.ee Mines of Tom's Creek Coal Field. Norton, Vn., (Speolal.) Six or more lives wern lost In an explosion lu Lee Mines of Tom's Creek coal field, which occurred about 0 o'clock. It is the! opinion that the disaster was caused by dynamite, which was bring used In blasting some rock, nnd Ignited the dutt in the mines. At the time tbe explosion took place, as far as known, only four men were in the mines, but soon afterward a number of men endeavoring to Investigate and remove the dead were overcome by the after-damp, and two ot these lost their lives. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. John Redmond nnd John Dillon appeared on the same platform nt an Irish demon stration at Manchester, Eng., and declared for a united Irish party. Mr. Kedmond, In his speech, said thut Lord Salisbury has misrepresented Irish claims with cynicul and brutal frankness. Fifteen thousand Mohammedan weavers met In llenalres nnd protested to the India government against tho plague regulations. Cholera is killing the fnmiuo sufferers by hundreds iu India. Tbe Bocond ballots in the municipal elec tions In Purls glvo the Nationalists n sweep ing majority In the new municipal council and tho Waldock-lloussenu ministry a seri ous rebufr. Mall advices from Colombia state that the revolution Is Increasing and that Panama Is liable to fall into the bauds of the revolu tionists at any time. Emperor Francis Joseph, In an address at Budapest, spoke of the good relations be tween Austria-Hungary und all the powers, especlul y Bussla. Seventy-three out of two hundred and six teen cases of tbe bubonio plague in Sydney, N. S. W., have proved fatal. The Asbantis In the Gold Coast Colony are reported to have secured tbe co-operation of eight other tribes In a determined effort to fight British rule. Antl-tnxatlon riots were continued in Bar celona, Seville and Valencia, Spain, Troops were ordered to clear the streets. Ahmed Pasha started from Constantinople with new proposals for the settlement of the Indemnity claims. The Norwegian ship Superb was aban doned dismasted, her crew being saved by the British bark Seafarer. 11, T. Norle, manager of the Union Bank ot Scotland, committed suicide at bis horns In Edinburgh. The Japanese Crown Frlnoe Yoshlh'towas married to Princess Bads Ko. Professor Dietzel, a German political oconomlst, predicts the "downfall ot the United States" us a result "ot tbe enormous Increase ot American manufactured exports, a factor steadily uudermlulug protection ism.' Marshal Martinez de Campos has gummed up the situation lu Spain by declaring thut "the ministry must govern or resign.'' Demonstrations aguinst the taxation schemes ure general throughout Spain. Queen Victoria returned to London appa rently In good health. FIELD OF LABOR. Wheeling hod-carriers earn 42.50 per day. At Cleveland the painters have scoured a 0 pur cent, ndvance in wages, aud the lath ers an Increase from (2.50 to tH.QO per duy. A new constitution embodying a declara tion favoring Independent political uction has bceu adopted by the United Wood Car vers' Atsociutiun. Initiation fee of local unions under the Jurisdiction of the Kings County (New York) district ot the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners will be raised to t20 from und after May 15. Iu Germany 1,057,1)118 acres were seeded to sugar beets last year. Tbe yield was about eleven and a quarter tons to tho acre, und the sugar results 12.7 per cent. It Is stutcd the International Union of Bricklayers and Masons has a gross mem bership of about 70,000. The jurisdiction of the union over tbe craft extends through tba Uultsd States and embraces Canada and Mexico. There is no affiliation between it or its subsidiary unions wltb any other labor organization. There are in tba United States today nearly 1,400,000 union men, according to the most autbentlo sources of information. Fort Worth (Tex.) paperbaugers get t2.80 per day. HOTEL BLAZE. CHICAGO DISAftTICIt KI'.KI I.TS IN fKATH or thui:i: i-loplk. 14 SERIOUSLY INJURED. l:rly Morning Conllssrntliin Destroys h Hostelry In the Windy City Several Clallaut Rescues Were Iteported, the Heroes In Which were a Porter and Several Policemen. Chicago, III., (Special.) Three persons were killed and 14 were Injured in a fire which destroyed the Hotel Helene, nt 110 to 114 Fifty-third street. Five ot the Injured will probably die. Tbe dead: Charlotte Peterson, dining-room girl; found In her room, burned to a crisp. Lena Pearson, found burned almost beyond recognition lu room wltb Miss Peterson. . S. O. MoNnddln. The seriously Injured: W. E. Horn, burned about face and hands and body, leg broken, will die; E. E. Tarbux, turned about the body, recovery doubtful; Elizabeth Florence, Internally Injured and skull fractured, un conscious, recovery doubtful; E. 1). Allen, both ankles sprained nnd Internnlly Injured In jumping from third-story window; Mrs. T. Allen, back broken and internally Injured, jumped from third-story window, will dlo; Helen Joseph, Lndly bruised and overcome by smoke; Stella Nellwolskl, chambermaid, jumped from first floor, overcome by smoke and Injured Internally; L. James McNeil, porter, burned about face: Sarah Hutchin son, blgb school teacher, injured in falling from second floor: James Costln, fireman, cut by falling glass; Mrs. Bruce nnd baby, overcome by (moke; Thomas Morgan, polloe nian, back Injured, and Mrs. AdellaLawson, badly bruised. Tba loss to the buildlug and furnishings was 40,000. The destruction of tho hotel was replete with daring rescues nnd nnrrow escapes, In which Jnmes McNeil earned himself the title ot hero. He wns a porter in the hotel and tbe first to warn the Bleeping occupants of their danger. He carried Helen Joseph down n swaying ladder from the third floor, and then, nmld the cheers ot the onlookers, re turned to the second floor, whore a woman wns lyiug unconscious, her clothing on fire. He curried her to tho window nnd dropped her Into the urms of Policeman Wolf. The effort and tbe heat were too much for McNeill, and be staggered back Into the smoke. The people below thought be was lost. A policeman mounted to the shoulders of a brother officer, and, clamb ering over the window ledge, caught Mc Neil by the feet and drugged him from the room. McNeil was passed down to tho ground and soon recovered consciousness. Tbe resoue of a woman and her baby aroused tbe enthusiasm ot the crowds. Mrs. Bruce, with one arm around her Infant, was clinging with the other arm to tbe ledge of a second-story window. Smoke was pouring out nnd Mrs. Bruce seemed to be on the point of falling. Her fingers were re laxing, when suddenly ' three policemen, currying a blanket held taut among them, rushed into tho flames, which were then darting from the basement windows, just In time to cntcb the woman and her child, sav ing them from almost certain death. Mrs Bruce was badly burned, but bad succeeded in protecting her baby. There were mnny otber nnrrow escapes nnd exhibitions of courage during tbe burning ot the structure, as there wns only one entrance to tbe build ing, which compelled the greater number of tho guests to make their exits ai best they could through the windows. The rescues wore nearly all accomplished before the llrcmen arrived. The blaze spread so rnpidly that, had tbe people in tbe hotel been compelled to await the arrival of tho hook aud ladder company, more lives would have been lost. The policeman and others on the ground early, however, wore able to secure ladders from a paint store nearby, nnd by this menus saved many of the guests irom death. The fire started In tbe basement and spread with the greatest rapidity. But for the heroio action of Porter McNeil every person In tbe building would undoubtedly have perished. A FATAL 1)111 VK. James Hartley, of Niniinton, Found Dead in n Surrey. Staunton, Vn., (Special.) Elmer Britt, his wife and her brother, John Howe, hired n surrey after midnight, James Bartley being tne driver. .Most of the party, it is tld. were drinking. They drove to Bash City and returned at 6 o'clock, all but ItovTe, who was left behind, lying on tbe back seat otthe surrey. Bartley was dead. At a coroner's Inquest evidenoe was to tho effect that in a quarrel Rows struck Bartley on tbe head three or four times with his fist, as a result of whlcb Bartley died. STRl'CK DY A LOCAL FREIGHT. One Brother Killed and Another Serious ly Injured. Tarkersburg, W. Va.. (Special). Adam and Carl Eckbart, brothers, aged 18 and 25 years, respectively, employed by the Par kersburg Choir Footory, while returning home about 7 o'clock were struck by a local freight train near the Baltimore and Ohio shops, the former belug Instantly killed and ins latter seriously injured. Mules for South Africa. New Orleans, (Special.) The steamer Monarch sailed for Cape Town, Africa, with 1,500 mules, and tbe steamer Corlnthln cleared for the same port with 1,450 mules, nil tbe animals belug consigned to British army cffloluls. Fire at Paris Kxpoaltlon. Tarls, (By Cable.) -A Are occurred at the Exposition. The flames were discovered In tbe basement of tbe Chateau d'Etnu. Tbe fire was extinguished after an hour's hard work. Roanoke's Cotton Mill. Roanoke, Va., (Special.) The Ronuoke Cotton Mill will be lu operation in a few mouths. The stockholders elected officers for the first yonr. FROM WASHINGTON. The government officials aro vigorously pushing the Investigation into the alleged postal frauds In Havana. A dispatch from that city says thut one of the culprits bus made a confession which Implicates others besides Charles F. W, Neely. The House, by a majority of one, unseated Mr. Crawford, Deraoerut, of North Curoliua, aud seuted Mr. Pearson, his Republican com petitor. "Jurisprudence" was the topic d'scusscd at the final day's session of the American Social Solenco Association, President and Mrs. McKlnley gave a din ner at tbe White House In honor of Governor Roosevelt. Tho maungors want Congressman Shlvoloy, of Indiana, to become Bryan's running mulo, but he prefers to be nominated tor governor of Indiana. The House passed the Grand Army Pen lion bill and the bill to Increase the appro priation for the Natlonul Guard from f400, 000 to fl.000,000. Tbe Shah ot Persia conferred the decora tion ot the Grand Cordon of tbs Lion and Bun on Minister Bowen. In tbe Senate Mr. Teller made an argu. ment In behalf ot his resolution of Sympathy Kith the Boers. THE NEWS. The Masonlo Order In Topeks, Kan., Is Interested In tho prosecution of Christian Scientists who attended tho widow of a Knight Tcmplnr. Tho woman died of peri tonitis. Elizabeth Longnecker sued Zlon Evangel ical Church, of Mannheim, Pa., ant Hied n bill claiming that the church secured (5,000 In county bonds from her by fraud. Jefferson Lcnke served notice on Rev. Thomas Slmonton, of Lower Valley, N. J., that be would sue the preacher for marrying his minor daughter without bis consent. The Chinese of Ban Francisco hnvo re tained attorneys to contest In the courts the right of the health authorities to compel them to submit to Inoculation. Lorenzo Naddor, from lluda Pesth, landed In New York on Snturdny, was ..easily swin dled out ot all the money be had, and then asked to be deported. Trof. Roy Wilson White, of the law de partment of the University of ' Pennsylva nia, was brutally murdered by unknown parties In Philadelphia. Severnl elty councllmen of Shamokln, Pa., were convicted by a Jury of conspiracy lu connection with the street paving contracts. A secret meeting ol vaudeville theater managers was held In Boston, It Is claimed, for the purpose of forming a trust. The fight betwoen tbe United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners nnd the Allied Building League was called off. Martin Frey, of nenr Newvllle. Pa., killed his brotber-in-law, George Collins, In a quar rel. (inrdlner 8. Williams, a veternn professor of Cornell University, died of pnralysls. A proclamation of outlawry was issued at Fnyottovllle agnlnst Thomns Fort. Alois Coulter wns nssnsslnnted In his barn, nenr Murlington, W. Vn. Miss Dora Wolfe was snom In as mail carrier ut lllpley, W. Vn. The granite strike In Westerly, R, I., wns settled. A letter of commendation prepared by tbe colored pastors of Macon has been sent to Ex-Governor MncCorkle. of West Virginia. Hornce S. Clark, of Mattoon, has, been nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Nineteenth Illinois District. The Washington Supreme Court hu affirmed the decision of tbe Kingi County Court in the case of George C. Lawrence, nppellnut, vs. thn Times Printing Company and the Associated l'rcss, respondents from Kings county. Both tho Yosomlle Valley stages one go ing each way were held up nt night by u lone highwnyman nt B:g Neck Fiat. The 18th quadrennial session of the Meth odist Protestant Church Conference of the United States opened in Christ Chttrcb, At lantic City. Dr. J. W. Herlng, of Westmin ster, Md., presided. The St. Louis Presbyterinn Assembly re commended to Congress that no more ap propriations be msdo to national exposi tions in tbls country unless they be closed on Sunday. The Missouri House of Delegates passed the bill to revoke the franchise of the vari ous St. Louis street ruilway companies In case they 'failed to run enrs In compliance With terms of city ordinances. ' Reports have been received to the effect that two men were killed and seven injured, three fatally, by tbe explosion of the boiler of a locomotive on the Illinois Central Rail road at Dubois, Hi. Two hundred employes of the Drtggs Senbury Gun and Ammunition Company quit work. It was declared that the plot to blow up tho Wellaud Canal probably originated iu New lork. Tho Iowa City Vogel Building was dam aged (50,000 by fire. Insurance unknown. Negotiations for the tale ot tho Rawhide mine, tbe once-famous gold producer ol Tuolumne counly, California, to an Eugllsh syndicate have been practically completed. The price Is snld to be t850,0J0. Tbe strike sltuntton of the building trades, the telephone nnd electrlo light line men und the girls employed at the clgnr factory of Hurborger, ltoman & Co., Phila delphia, remains practically unchanged. Accordiug tp Acting Commissioner Mo- Sweeney, the largest number ot immigrants ever received nt an Amerlcnn port In one dny arrived nt the I large Office in Now York Wednesday. Tho Missouri Republican Convention adopted resolutions Indorsing President McKluley and denouncing trusts. Two persons were killed nnd 15 Injured five fatally, in tho burning of the Hotel Helone at Chicago. Nearly nil St. Louis street car lines began operations with non-union mon. Tho antl-lmper'allBts are considering the project of holding a Nutional Conveutiou soon after the Kansas City gathering. Tbe Southern Industrial Conference ut Chattanooga Indorsed the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Tbe directors ot the National Tube Com pany declared tho regular quarterly divi dend of per cent, ou the preferred stock and a quarterly dividend of per cent, ou tbe oommou stock. The Chllds' Dlnlug-Hall Company, cnpitnl $1,000,000, was incorporated -ut Trenton, N. J. Tbe General Conference of tho Methodist Episcopal Church voted to iucrenso by two Its board of general superintendents, thus ndoptlng the majority report of the commit tee on episcopacy. Former President Cleveland, Accompanied by E. C. Benedict, boarded tbe steam yacht Oneida for a two-weeks' cruise lu tho Wo-t Indies, Including a visit to Ilavnnu. The body of Charles N. Bertram, a thealri onl manager of New York, who hnd been missing since April 21, was found lu the bay. Thirty-seven Jnpaiiese wern arrested iu New Whatcom, Wash., who are ulleged to be paupers and who are endeavoring to secure entrance Into the United States. The stocking factory of Morgan A Mon ties wns totally destroyed by lire nt Wllkes burre, Pu. The loss Is 400,000, covered by insurance. William Willis, n negro, who shot aud killed Alexander Whitney ut Augustu, (la., was lynched by a mob about twelve miles from tbat city, A, quarrol between children nt Duninoro, Pa., was followed by Mrs. Mary Puce, mother of enj ot the chlldrou, making a Unions attack on Mrs. Sylvester Bellows, collier of tho othor child, with a butoiier knit '. Charles H. Coin, former president of tho Globe National Bank ot Boston, was sen- tunned to eight years' Imprisonment for mis apprnpriutlug funds. Tho Municipal League of Philadelphia culls upon Mayor Ashbrldge to either disa vow nil connection with the alleged attempts to Intimidate Mr. Wuuumukcr or resign his office. A curllflcute of reasonable doubt was given In Now York by Judge Fitzgerald In thecuse ot Kellogg, the couvlutcd Dean Company operator. George Gulln, of Nuwport News, Va., wns arrested ou the charge of attempted assault on Miss Mattio Ellis in Elizabeth City county. An attempt was made to kill Father Klon- owski, pastor of the Polish Independent uainoiio utiuroli, in Wllkesburre, Pa. The big Street Fair nnd Carnival at Rich mond, Va., was opened with speech-making and other exercises. Churchill I). Webster, a lineal descendant of Daniel Webster, died suddenly ut his homo in Richmond. Ths trout of August Martin's saloon, In Wheeling, W. Ns., was blown away by dynamite KEYSTliNE STA: t.ATLSTNKWS f.l.KAN l1(h OlS 1-AliTH, PURE FOODToNFEe, Secretary Hamilton Mnx, . ney, and Chemist. '' Man Kllle.1 , "' Struck bvL.g,,,,,,,,. ; '' Firemen We, ,, Thongents, nttornevs and ch, Dnlry and Food De,mrtn,, Hamilton at .he derlart,,,',: ;; nil being present tor n, m --- .".,ju on a niim or, tho pure food laws. NeW.ii rigidly excluded, nnd an, '? meeting a statement WM , newspaper men as a trus count of what hnd occ,rm . quite nntural thnt Set-r should throw bouquets h7J following Is the stntemeatl"1 'AtthomeotlngSecretarvH' ,;. their attention to the fa , J Stone had Instructed him . 7 ' ' charge of tbe division until, J, Food Commissioner should t He furnished each agent, ,hml '' ney with new forms of report 'u' also gave each a set of In.tra,, specific directions ns to t, pursued by all of tbe sgentiottk,". Letters defining their llstrlcU handed to each one. nn.l rn the duties expected to b, p,t(MJ given. Each agent Wa8up,,iwl .....in lorm uooks, one mr nob, t to all samples taken and the other n for entering all suits and pr.se(.nti -old weekly report blank wm1s, , a new one substituted, which will complicated and also ooninln wl.ut formation for record In the office "Secretary Hamilton Iiim nowV this division upon a systematic nod! bnsls. and no doubt liU n.lmlnhit the work will bo effective anil niiij the State of all questional 0 duets." Ex-Dairy and Food ComniMot Wells Issued n public stutemi-nt i. his administration. He snV be bs nothing thnt justilles any reflettiot ofllolnl Integrity, nnd Invites thin Inquiry Into his connection with tl elon. He denies the charges thn oleo denlors have pun-hawd iirotwi Lightning'. Hire 1VM,, A score of buildings wore struck , lilug aud ono man was killed diirmj, which broke over Willi iitnciniirt ti raged for hnlf an hour and was til severe experienced hero for yean. Whl'e it wns nt Its height seven: of flro were sounded sud the dep wore kept busy extinguishing Ore. by lightning. The oue fatality occurred at the I, Sawmill, in South Willi uin.xort. the being Daniel Hill. He was struck li nlng and Instantly killed. I'hariet another employe ol the mill, was loj'i Amonir the bulhliiiL's struck ... Church of the Annunciation nnd II S'reet Methodist Church. ThsdaniiJ slight In each case. A bnrn owned by John Hhtiltz wai by lightning and burned to the groin A peculiar freak of lightning occur East Third Street U'lill,. Ilr II M was driving dowu the thorotiirhlar' rung struck tils buggy, ilcmollslilnt lore the harness from tho horse. I tor aud tbe horse escaped uninjured. I'rnggeil to llealll by Utile. Dangling head downward between!! ot a mule, John Sharp, aged 13, wasdrj over a mile of rough rond nt Mulian to a shocking death. Ho ivns a wat engaged with workmen opening aw between Primrose and Trenton, li tried to clamber on a mule's hack, l1 thrown, with both feet tangled in the :i J he ntilmnl started ou a mud race stablo, one mile distant, Shrieking lu i the boy was dragged over the rock until his cries ceased lu death. VI animal was llnnlly captured, Sharp' was battered almost shapeless. Ilullet Hole In lli.) ' Ilrml. Cinlr Rosensteel, nged 5 yean, : Michael Rosensteel. of Bessemer, ws) unconscious iu a field nenr his horns bullet hole in his head. The lad wan home, where hedfed without regaining sclousness. Greut mystery mrroun death of the bov. Coroner Wynn beg Investigation. Developmeuls.lt l" dicate that the boy was shot by a pin who was seen in tho vicinity with a 1 rifle. Two Men Killed ill Collision Harry Marks and Harry I. Carrier muu and brnkemnn respectively ot a Creek coal train, wern killed Ins rem collision near Lock Haven, llotli m1 sided nt Jersey shore. Mnrks wastr and hml been recently married. was aged 32 years uud leiives s wi: throe children. Oliurrvniall Killed In Kpl"l"" Whllo Edward Everett, :0 yean ol wns operutlug a steam drill itiastonen at Ruchsvllle, he struck n churgeth,, been made last autumn, but which for reason fulled to explode. An exW' lowed. Ono of Everett's legs mid tb of his head was blown away. Hcol!i stnntnueouB. 1 ocomotlvo Khup. fr IIiiIbI Officials of tho Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburg Railroad announced tlmt P ),,..! l... .1 ..,,1.1 ... I ,,tw.n for tin) li'"" Iminennn new Inenmntivc shops ' The buildings, together with v' sidings, will cover twenty "" 1,000 men will be employed. II.... in..ii,l...l the Clot"!- Harry Lennl, a clown in i"' parade at Hazleton was osHolled bv ' of small boys. He charged uaW nnd. it Is claimed, assaulted Timo!'u nell uud Charles Woodriug. l''1" arrested and lined till. Mason Killed Hy Mk''"11"' John W. Smith, a stone mason, j 1 by llghtulrg while at work ou em ' Milroy. Ho leaves a Inrg'i n""-v- Nlute ill Hl'lef Tho wife nnd two small children ' Whltmoyer, otScreuo, were polnoiiwi lug ehoeolato candy. . Another big gusher bus "T Gaines, which starts off at t hs; barrels a day. It is located ou t" Inane, ou which a gusuer wasslriM weeks ago, ,,1 Seven oltiM.s of Turfle.'reeM"!.,,, Inciting n riot over the use of s mi ns a smallpox hospital, were give" ing and were all bold for court. Over three tbomund pouud 01 J ; und 1,000 pounds of dynamite, sror mile from Kane, exploded bres ; I down, shaking bouses and osumm thousand dollars' loss. -The Kentucky Now ""."u'J Auotb.. new powerful sister of the Kearsargs, ths on'L W(l,uj in the world with superlmpM'ipyirJ wsspiaoea in oommisn - t ,.fjjw at Newport News, Va. 0opttv Chester Is bei oominnnaW' - I
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