MAY BE EXTRA SESSION. The New Congress Likely to Be Sum moned tor Philippine Legislation. ESSENTIAL TO TKE1K PACIFICATION. Present Seoalors Would Probably Talk a Bill Qlvln- Civil Rights In tits I ill pl dos to Death, and the T.ift Commit' aloo Is Urgent lor Prompt Legislation on the Subject. Washington (Special). That sona tors regard seriously thi prospect of an extra session of Conisw, In view of the President's urgent recommenda tion of legislation concerning the Phil ippine Islands, is evidenced by the ac tivity of those who desire to uvoid un extra session. The speculation con cerning the probability of a called ses pion was rendered more dcllnKe by the fact that senators known tf b' B-ner-nlly well informed concerning the President's plans Joined In the discus sion of the outlook. Capitol inquiry also developed the fact that the President has canvassed I the subject with a few senators, lie j ltos not appear to have indicated ony i fixed determination of Issuing a rail, but. rather to have ronsulted them as to the advisability of such a proceed ing. In all Mich instances hi- seems to have had the necessity of Philippine legislation In view, and senators gen erally express the opinion tli.xt in case a meeting Is called, the Philippine question will receive t",io Hon' share of attention. The urgency of the admin istration on this point is due to the Importunity of the Taft commission, I the members of which appear to have i supplemented their official recommen- dwtions for early action with private i letters not only to the President, but to members of the Cabinet and tsena- ! tors as well. They insist upon the necessity of early recognition of the I civil rights of the Filipinos, and of a government for them other than mili- , tary in form. The senators who oppnso the Ship I Subsidy Bill are cspitially opposed to j an extraordinary session, and will tl.i all they can to prevent the calling of ! one. I'pon the whole, the most that j can be said Is that both tho executive i and the Congress are discussing the wisdom of an extra session, and that no conclusion hag been reached on tho point. They admit the urgency of a number of questions which they know cannot be disposed of at this session. At the some time they hesitate serious ly before the responsibility of a called session, which, it Is gem-rally believed, would, if called at all, continue until well into the summer. Chinese Want Forbidden City, Pekin (By Cable). United Minister Conger called upon States Prince Ching. Prince Chin;; expressed regret at the refusal of the Ministers to give the Chinese the Forbidden City, in or der that they might prepare for the Emperor, saying that it was Impossible for the Emperor to return to Pekin until a place shall have been prepared for his residence. Prince Ching also stated that he had Informed the mis sionaries that the Chinese government had no objections to their earning into the country anil continuing their AVork. Train Goes Through a Trestle. Columbia, S. C. (Special). Near Norths, a freight train on tha Sea board Air I.lne went throuirh a trestle over the Edisto Swamp. The engine was derailed just as it got on t'ae tres tle, and five freight cars, together with two dead engines, new ones from the Pittsburg Locomotive Works, went down with the falling structure. En gineer Fetters, of Pittsburg, Pa., who "was accompanying the two engines, was severely hurt. Children Cremated In Their Hume. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). Three children-of R. M.Caity wen' cremated in a fire 'that, destroyed their home in an eastern suburb. They were Edith, aged 18 years; Melissa, 14. and Ken neth. 10. The parents occupied a romn on tie lower floor and were awakened to find the entire building in flames. All escape for the children, who slept above, was cut off. Their budii-s were burned beyond recognition. Shot Fired at Spanish Queen. London (By Cable). "While the Queen Uegent and her children were boating In the. royal park on the out skirts of Madrid," Kays the Madrid correspondent of tho "Daily Express,' 'a shot was fired from the bank and penetrated the gunwale of the boat. The park was searched, but the as iailant was not discovered. The Queen Regent was considerably alarmed." Insurance Paid on Live Man. - St. Louis iSp-cial). Albert C. John-1 son, formerly of Hatavla. N. Y., still lives, thought liis wife has collectiKl j $7000 lif.; insutance on this theory that ; he died in Bts-zil. , After a long search j he has located his wife at. lioldinir. I Mich., and has conversed with her over the long-distance telephone. While mining inland in Brazil Johnson was tstricken with brain fever. As he did not return to the coast when expected bill acquaintances wrote to Mrs. John son that he was dead. Cirmack Formally Ekctcd Senator. Chattanooga (Special). The Hon. E. W. Carmack, Congressman from the Tenth district, was elected formally by joint ballot to the United States Sen ate, to succeed the Hon. Thomas B Turlcy The vote was: Carmack, 124;' rkett. 28. T. M. Burkett, Life Imprisonment for Kidnappers. Hartford,' Conn. (Special). Senator Sturgi' Whitlock. of Huntington, rep resenting Ihe Fifteenth district, has Introduced a bill for the punishment of kidnappers. It povldes for Imprison ment ' if life. Death ol t Rothschild. Frankfort (By Cable). Baron Wil li elm von Rothschild died here. Ho was 73 years of age, and was head of tha Frankfort house of the Rothschilds for fifty years. Baron Rothschild was an uncle of the three members tyf the In don house, and handled many of the largust Gorman Government loans. Millionaire Coal Operator Dead. Bhamokln, Pa. (Special). Isaac Ifay, Sr., a pioneer and millionaire re tired coal operator, in dead, aged 82 , years. Thinks He Is Paid Too Much. New York (Special). James R. Howe, Register of Kings county, who ujn time ago declared that the fees to which the incumbent of his office is by law entitled were excessive and amid that he would not apply them to bis own use. Issued a statement out lining his Intentions relative to the disposition of those fees. His proposi tion la to eriK-t In Brooklyn a statue of tieorge Washington, patterned after ttoe one now standing in Washington Circle, of whlct Clark Mills was the culptor. Tho entire cost of the statue Will be defrayed by Mr. Howe. NEWS IN BRIEF. It was reported that a baud of In dians had burned the rnn?h of .1 '.in ltat'itam. m ar ltrls'tow, I. T. railed Plates Marshal Bennett, with depu les, constables and commissioner, left Mus kogee to io'n the troops to quell the up rising and arrest -tho leadens. Three British officers arrived at New York to take charge of steamers carry ing horses and mule to South Africa. In all about flftty thousand Anieriran animals have Iknmi bought for the Urii lsh Army In Africa. 'An autopsy showed '.hot hiirt dis ease caused the death of Curtis I Crane, who died after having received a blow in a friendly bout with George U. Ainswoith. at Harvard. Plans have been prepared for a new fort at Caps Henry, It will be one of the largest In the world and will have a full equipment of coast-defense guns. Pome unknown person badly muti lated the punipli piise of the Fredericks burg (Va.) Waterworks. No one has be a arreted Ji t. The new American freight steamer 1 Hawaiian sailed from New York on her maiden trip to San Francisco and I Honolulu. Charles F. W. Nrely. the former p:s;al official, accused of defaulting In Cuba, wis taken from Jail in New York, and placed on a Li amer for transportation to Cuba. He expressed confidence in his acquitial on trial. The Joslah Morris Bank, of Mont- Ala., one of vho oldest bank- i giimery. Ing institutions In Alabama, closed Its dcors. The county and city had their funds deposited In K. Thieves stole probably one million djllars' worth of Internal revenue stamps lrom the office of the collector of internal revenue In Peoria. 111. Robert S. Fosburg was arrested In Pitts-Hold. Mass., on the charge of man slaughter In causing the death of Miss May I Fosburg, his sister. In a friendly bout at a Harvard dor mitory young Crane, of Boston, re ceived a knockout blow that resulted In his death. The three children of R. McCarty were cremated In their burning house in Kansas City, Mo. A fire caused damages to the amount of $30,000 in Roanoke, Va. There was a double wedding at Capon Bridge Va., the brides being Misses Julia and Sarah Sirbaugh, sis ters, who were married to William Hutchinson, of Edlnburg. and Charles MacDonald. General Lee received a report from Lieutenant Dixon, commanding cav alry sent to Investigate Creek Indian i trouble, stating that reports of an up rising have been exaggerated. While a blinding snowstorm was raging two freight trains collided at Allegrippus, near Altoona, Pa. Two men were seriously injured. A. F. Finch, manager of the peni tentiary farm, in Virginia, was remov ed, and A. J. Craven appointed in his place. The tomb of Mrs. Nettle Tracey. In Tavennersvllle, W. Va., was opened and the corpse robbed of two opal rings and a brooch. Judge Shlpman, In Belvidere, N. J., fined saloon keepers who had slot ma chines on their premises $500 each. Archie Hunt, colored, was executed in Lynchburg, Va.. for the murder of his companion. Thomas Gills. Rev. bamuel Clino. an agect uunnaru j minister, disappeared from his home, In Stephens City, Va. William L. Sperry, a veteran of two wars, was found dead in his bed, In Winchester, Va. A dispatch from Fort de France says the Inked States cruiser Scor- : pion is rpady to land m.irlnis at Laguayra if the Venezuelan authori ! ties soiz" the asphalt beds of the j American company. About one hundred and nfty new men were brought to work on the coal piers at Newport News., Va. The strikers had a consultation with the contractor, but with no result. The Virginia House took action which, if concurred in by the Senate, would open the doors to general legis lation at the special session. The Rochester coroner holds the offi cials r.nd city authorities responsible for the loss of life by fire of Inmates of the Orphan Asylum. The contempt proceedings Instituted by former Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio, against the Standard Oil Com pany were dismissed. Chief Brown, of the Semlnoles, noti fied tho authorities that some of his tribe are threatening to join the hos tile Creeks. Fears are entertained for the new British Pteamer Liverpool, which sail ed from Philadelphia on August 23 for Japan. Miss Jane C. Johnston was married at Shippensburg, Pa., to Southy S. Wilkins, ex-state senator in Virginia. The grand jury of Lancaster county. l Va., brought in nine indictment lor violation of the local option law. Ninety naval recruits, many coming from farms In the West, arrived at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The waterw:;Tks at Luray, Va., were practically computed and put in operation. T1ie New Jersey legislature In Joint icsslon confirmed the re-election of I'nlted States Senator William J. Sow el!. Congressman J. W. Bailey was elect- i L'nlted Slates senator by the Texas legislature In joint M'sston to succeed Horace Chilton, whose term expires March 4 next. One man was burned to death, two were fatally and a dozen more or less seriously injured in a fire at Ashtola, Somerset county, Pa. Francis E. Warren was re-elected senator by the Wyoming legislature. At the National Capital. Chief HUchcock, of tae section of foreign markets of .he Agricultural De partment, has Issued his annual re view of the trade of tho United States In agricultural products. There was an early morning fire at Wlllard's Hotel which cauwnl a scare among the guests. Including a number of Congressmen and their families. The Postmaster General dismissed Charles Hardin and H. C. Walton, clerks in the dead-letter office, for wrongful purchase of packages at the dcad-U-tter office sale. I Secretary Gage sent a statement to Congress euowing th expenses In curred in anuexlng Hawaii to be about three and one-balf million. When line Aroiy Reorganization Bill goes into effect rho War Department will announce the adoption uf a new army ration. The annual dinner of tha Gridiron Club was held and much fuu poked at tJie public men present. Tho Navy Dcpartmerut dcided to send a scientific expedi'-Wm to the Is land of Sumatra to observe tho eclipse. It Is reported that Minister Conger will reslKu and tnat K.-naijor Woleott will succeed lilm as Mluister to China, WARM FOR MRS. NATION. Hostilj Band cl Women Fought Crowd to a Finish. Her ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE ARRESTED. The Leader ol the Temperance Crusad: Was the Target lor One ol the Opposition, Who Rained Blows On Her With a Horsewhip That Rendered Surgical Attendance Nec essary. Knterprlse. Kan. (Special). A street fight occurred here between wo men, led on one side by Mrs. Conic Nji.ion, the saloon-wrecker, and on the i.'.'her by Mrs. John Schilling, wife of the manager of the saloon wrecki-d. Mrs. St -frilling was backed by a dozen female friends. Mrs. Nation In company with Mrs. Hoffman and otter members of the W. C. T. V., entered a storo m ar William Shock's saloon. Mrs. Nation, appar ently to give him warning that she would attack hid place, sent for Shook. He replied to the summons In person, and while talking to Mrs. Nation she was assaulted by a crowd of women organized since the la-t raid, and who had been nwaiting the threatened de struction of saloon property. A general fight iM tweon the women ensued, during whlih a w.mian, heav ily veiled, lalned blow after blow upon Mrs. Nation with a horsewhip. Male spisvators offered no aid to either side, and quiet was restored only when the police Interfered. As a result of the fight Mrs. Nation swore out warrants against Mrs. Schilling and her husband and Mrs. William Blttner, charging them with assault, and Mayor Hoffman swore out a warrant against Mis. Nation, charg ing her with disturbing the peace. A'l were arrested and taken before Judge Holt. The case was concluded promptly. Mrs. Nation was found not guilty of disturbing the pcace and was le ler.si d. Mrs. Nation declares she will swear out additional warrants against th.'se women, charging them with attempt to kill. It Is asscrt'd that while the attack on Mrs. Notion was made there was cries of "Kill her. kill her." TRADE NEWS OR THE WEEK. Jobbing Trade Good and Collections Ex- tellcnt-Tbe Wheat Exports. New York (Special). R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" says: "Rarely 'has there been more busi ness in staples and in manufactured goods at practically unchanged prices than during 'the period since Novem ber 1. This week seems to have mark ed the climax of enormous dealings at figures whlc'h have become familiar. The heavy trade in pig iron at bettor prices, the larger distribution of dry goods at a firmer range of quotation and the rush to secure prompt delivery of boots and shoes all Indrcate that business may have escaped one of those weary readjustments of prices which have often proved so trying in recent years. "Jobbing trade in the Interior is good and collections continue excellent. Hank clearings at New York gain 52.1 per cent, over 1900 and 1.3 per cent, over 1S99 for the week, while at lead ing cities outside New York there Is a gain of 9.9 per cent, over 1900 and . 1 n,.r Mint .vr 1 ft II 11 HrillroAil en.rn ings thus ar r,pne(i fm. January show a gain of 11.4 per cent, over last year and 24. G per cent, over 1899. "After a week of quiet conditions. partly due to uncertainty regarding competition among leading Interest, the iron nnd steel Industry 'has taken another long stride forward "It Is difficult to find encouraging features in the wool situation. "Despite the advance In prices over tboso prevailing a year ago. exports of wheat (including flour) from Atlantic ports for the week were 2,568.818 bu shels, against 1,044,149 last year, and of corn, 3,472.614 bushels, against 3, 097, C.07 In 1900. "Failures for the week were 306 In the United States, against 231 last year, and forty-six in Canada, against thirty-eight lart year." Bradstrect's "Flnanc'.al Review" says: "Much Irregularity has been seen In the course of the market this week and speculation was uncertain and variable in Ks tendencies." Quay's Victory Cost a Life. Philadelphia (.Special). State Sena- i tor Francis A. osmium, or the Third Philadelphia district, died here from i pneumonia. Senator Osbourn cou i tracted a heavy cold during the United States Senatorial contest at Harrisburg last week and, despite his illness, he I went to the Senate Chamber and voted i for Senator Quay. He was brought home and his cold soon developed Into pneumonia. Mcrphinc Instead ol Hanging. Indianapolis (Special). In tho House of Representatives, Represen tative H. B. Passage moved that the method of executing criminals be changed from hanging to administer ing morphine. The motion was tabled. The proposed change came up in con sideration of a bill fixing the Michi gan City prison as the legal place for the execution of criminals. The bill has been passed by both branches and is now in the hands of the Governor. Hostofflce Robbery. Chicago (Special). Burglars enter Hk ht gome Ume after midnglu, and j wllh nQ on(1 tQ dllUurb tm,ir operations ed the Oak fark I'osioince through a they opened between 2000 and 3000 let ters and extracted money they found therein. The amount taken has not yet been estimated, but it is believed Oak Park citizens lose heavily, The robbery was discovered by tho janitor, who found the floor behind the letter cases plied high with torn mall. Want (5,000,000 lor St. Louis Exposition Washington (Special). A delegation from Missouri, headed by ex-Governors Francis and Stannard, are here to urge an appropriation ly Congress of 3,. 000.000 for the St. lauls Exposition, to be held in 1903 to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana purchase. They claim to have the documentary evidence to show that $10,000,000 has been raised by the Exposition Com pany, which was a condition upon which Congress agreed last session to appropriate $5,000,000 to aid tho exposi tion. Firs Caused by Stepping on a Match. Cheboygan, Mich. (Special). Flro destroyed several business liouses, en tailing a total loss ot over $88,000'. Among the heaviest losers are Glover's dry goods house, $40,000; Kramer's clothing store, $30,000, and The Fair, $15,000. Besides these a number of smaller buildings were destroyed, caus ing an additional lews of about $3000. The flro was started by a woman clerk In one ot the store stepping on a matt h, which Ignited a bale, of cotton batting. The heaviest losers were all i p9niy injured NEW KINO ON THE TIIRONC Ceremonies Incident to the Accession ol the Prince of Wales-Immense Crowds. Ixwdon (By Cable). King Edward VII arrived here from Osborne and proceeded to St. James' Palace to take the oath of accession. He Wore a field marshal's uniform and the ribbon of the Order of the Garter. Preceded by 'half a dozen mounted policemen, the new verelgn was driven to the palace In a plain broug ham, with the coachman and foot man In their usual gruy liveries, but having mourning bands on their arms. The King was dressed In the deepest and simplest mourning. He carefully raised Ms hat In acknowledgment of the silent uncovering of heads, which was more Impressive than the most enthusiastic cheers. By the time the King arrived at the palace a great gathering of Privy Councilors, In levee dress, wlti crepe on their left arms, had taken up posi tions In the throne room cabinet min isters, peers, commoners, bishops. Judges, the lord Mayor and others, lird Salisbury, Lord Rosebery, A. J. Balfour, the Duke of Devonshire, Iiord Strathcona and Mount Royal, and a host of the prominent personages In the land were there to receive the King's formal oath, binding him to govern the kingdom according to Its laws and customs, and hear him as sume the title of King Edward VII. The ceremony was Interesting and according to precedent. Tho King was In a separate apartment from the Privy Councilors. To the latter the Duke of Devonshire. Lord President of the Council, formally communicated the death of Queen Victoria and tha succession to the throne of Uer son, tho Punce of Wales. The royal dukes, with certain lords of the council, were then directed to repair to the King's presence to acquaint him with the terms of the Ird President's state ment. Shortly afterward the King entered the room In which the Councilors were assembled nnd addressed them in a brief speech. When he began his speech his voice was painfully broken with emotion, but he recovered as he went on. The Iord Chanecllor. Lord Halsbury. then administered the oath of the King. Afterward the members of tho council, beginning with the lords In council, took the oath of allegiance and passed In turn before the King as at n levee, except that each paused and kissed his band before passing out of the chamber. This brought the ceremony to a close. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Some of (he Work Being Done By Ihe Na tional Legislature. It has been decided to put oft until next session action on the Olmstead bill to reduce congressional represen tation in states which disfranchise the negroes. The House Committee on Banking and Currency decided to favorably re port the Overs-trect Parity Bill. The Senate Committee on Agricul ture presented a favorable report on the Oleomargarine Bill. Senator Aldrlch, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, report ed the War Revenue Reduction Bill back to the Senate. The bill is a com plete substitute for the one that passed the House. Senator Aldrlch made a statement explaining the changes. The Senate Committee on Public Buildings reported favorably the bill appropriating $2,500,000 for a post office building in New York. The House Committee on Coinage voted to favorably report tho Hill bill to maintain the parity of the silver dollar with gold. The Senate passed the Legislative Bill, and on motion of Mr. Frye the Ship Subsidy Bill was taken up. There was a viva voco vote, but no roll call. Tlie District of Columbia Appropria tion Bill passed the House. The House passed a resolution to send the claims of the Cramps co the Court ot Claims for adjustment The Senate completed the Legisla tive, Executive and Judicial Appropria tion Bill, except as to individual amendments. A delegation of Philadelphians ap peared before the House. Committee on Canals to urge the purchase by the government of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The Senale ratified the treaty with Spain, whereby the United States ac quires the islands of Sibutu and Cogoyan, of the Philippine group. Birth houses of Congress adopted resolutions of condolence, and the House, as a further nrark of respect to the Queen's memory, adjourned. The conferees of tne two houses be gan a consultation on the Army Re organization Bill. Edward VII. Is Grateful. Washington (Special). A reply has been received from King Edward VI 1. in answer to the message of condolence on the death of the Queen sent by President McKinley. The reply Is dated Osborne, Is addressed to the President, and reads as follows: Am most grateful for your kind sympathy In the Irreparable loss which the nation and I have sustained. I felt convinced that It would bo shared by you and the American pitiple. EDWAD, REX. Germany's Chinese Bill. Berlin (By Cable). It Is seml-offl-clally announced that 197.000,000 marks ($19,250,000) Is. the estimated amount required for the China expidi tion during the financial year of 1901. The amount of the imperial loan Is un known, but there Is no question of floating it In the United States or Eng land. IN THE HELD OF LABOR. St. Petersburg Is soon to have a home for self-supporting working women. Nowhere In the history of organized labor has such a body .made rhe ad vance In so short a time as the Switch men's Union of North America. Start ing from nearly nothing a couple of years ago, It now hac 1S3 local bodies and 13,000 members. After o five hours' session, the Chi cago Iake Seamen's Union voted that members holding political jobs could retain their membership In tho or ganization. The object of tho Coal Salesmen's Association of Chicago Is tho protec tion of salesmen, and arrangements are under way to secure the co-operation of the miners and coal-teamsters' organizations to enforce reasonable demands from operators and coal deal ers. President Perkins, of the Clgarmak ers' International Union, reports an In crease of tiOOO In general membership during the year. In tho New York strike $136,000 was paid to non-unionists who went out. Clgarmakers Union No. 27, ot Boston, alone contributed $14,000 to tho strike and lock-out In N'fw VnrU. ' THE DEADQIEEN. Only ThoRe On Victoria's Visiting List See Remains. FUNERAL WILL BE GREAT PAGEANT. Represenlatlvcs ol All the Nations Will Attend Upon the Closed Coffin the King, the Qt?cn and the Emperor Lay the Robes ol a Knight ol the darter, Placing at the Head a Dia mond Crown. I Cowes (By Cable). All that Is mur tal of Queen Victoria lies encased In a magnificent shell of oak at Osborne House. Her body rests within linings of filmy cotton wool overspread with folds of hand-woven white satin bor dered with costly lace. This Inner casket measures only 5 feet 7 Inches in length and 23 1-2 inrhes at the widest point. It will be fitted Into another coffin of oak, sur rounded with rich ornamental mold ings. The final covering will be a massive silver box bearing at Its head a golden nameplate Inscribed with the date of the Quevn's death nnd a Bibli cal quotation chosen by King Edward. The great dining hall of Osborne House, wherein Hie catafalque rests, Is heavily draped with folds of black and crimson cloth. The casket Itself Is hidden from view by a wreath of fra grant floral emblems of every conceiv able size and design. Close to the d.ad sovereign's arm lies n cross of white lilies bearing the name of the King. Around the bier stand tevon Immense candlesticks from St. Paul's Cathedral. Their flickering tapers radiate wieldly through the silent chamber day and night. A detachment of Grenadier Guards, in full regimentals, keeps watch over the catafalque, with their burnished guns at Immovable sentry poise. The only persons who will be admlt 1ed to view the remains will be those whoso names appear on the Queen's visiting list, officers of the army and navy and a few prominent residents of the island. The Marquis of I.ansdowne, Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs; Field Marshal Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief of the forces, and William St. John Brodrlck, Secretary of State for War, will be among those who will view Her Majesty's remains. Deep satisfnition prevails because tit King Edward's decision that the funeral of the late Queen shall be an affair of naval and military splendor. Already tens of thousands of people are taking steps to insure their seeing as much as possible of tho funeral pageant scheduled for the first two days of February. Private boats are being secured by hundreds for view ing the magnificent progress of the funeral cortege across the Solent from "owes to Portsmouth. Summary ol Queen's Career. Victoria was born May 24, 1819. She succeeded her uncle, William IV.. to the throne on June 20, 1837. On June 28, 1838, she was crowned. In Febru ary, 1840, she married His Royal High ness, Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died on December 14, 1861. Seven children ore living as a result of this union. In 1877 Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. The following children, resulting from the Queen's nmrriage to Albert, are living: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Saxe-Coburg; Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught; Victoria Adelaide Maria Louisa, Empress (Fred crick) of Germany; Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess Christian of Schl"S wig Holsteln; Louise Carolina Alberta Marchioness of Lome, and Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg. WHITE HOUSE ALTERATIONS. Architects Want the Work Tut Into Com petent Hands. Washington (special). At the an nual meeting of the Society of Beaux Arts Architects, hold some time ago, the president was directed to appoint a committee to make a formal protest against the proposed v Iteration of the White House at Washington The committee says the alterations, as Illustrated In the dally press, are of such a character as to completely destroy whatever merit there Is in the existing design. The building, if add ed to In the way proposed, would lie devoid of dignity and entirely lacking In unity and would thus violate the elementary rules of good architectural design, Cuban Constitution. Havana (Special). The central com mittee . of the Cuban Constitutional Convention reported at the public ses sion of the convention the proposed constitution. The document contains some modifications of the original draft. After It had been road the con vention adjourned. The proposed con stitution does not cintaln any provi sions regarding the future relations between the United States and Cuba. Anti-Trust Bill Introduced. Little Rock. Ark. (Special). In the State Senate Senator King Introduced a bill to exclude from doing business in this State any corporation that Is a member of a pool, trust or combina tion to control prices In any part of the world. The bill is Intended to super sede the antitrust act of 1890, which has been held by the Arkansas Su preme Court not to apply to corpora tions which are members of combina tions outside ot this State. Sioi Sing Is Unhealthy. New York (Special). President Lewis, of the State Board of Health, made a thorough examination of the state prison at Sing Sing. He said the buildings were out of date; the cells were too small; no sunlight ever enter ed most of them, and the wholo prison was tun oi sewer gas, ana was un healthy. Her Celluloid Comb. Birmingham, Ala. (Special). Miss Mary Doyle, employed In Morton's phonograph gallery, met with severe injuries at her homo here by the ex plosion of a celluloid comb In her hair Sho fell asleep In a chair In front of a blazing fire, when the comb berame heated and burst Into flames. Tho ex plosion awoke the young woman, but her balr was In a blaze in a moment. Her screams att acted her mother, who attempted to pull the burning comb from the hair, receiving painful injuries. She has no hair now and Is painfully burned. Culcajo Leads In Crime. Chicago, 111. (Special). "Chicago leads all other cities of the world In crime," said State's Attorney Deneen, iddresslng the Chicago Congregational 2iub, at the" Palmer House. Then the speaker quoted statistics to show that irrests and criminal prosecutions hero were greater In number, proportionate :o population, than In London or New York. Ho charged that leniency fn prosecution is largely responsible fjr this state ot affairs. Many confirmed criminals, tie said, escape punUbm lit time and again Iz police courts through (oUtlcal Influence. EIRE LOSS OF Mil LIONS. Flames Run Almost at Will tor Hours In Montreal, Canada. Montreal (Special). Ono of the most disastrous fires from whl.h this city has ever suffered began at 8 o'clock, and. notwithstanding the efforts ot the entire department, the progress of the flames was not chicked until' 1 o'clock next morning. By that time It had destroyed prop erty valued ot between $2,500,000 and $'! 000.000. Included In the property burned Is the splendid Board of Trade Building which cost ovpr half a million dollars, with over 100 tenants and half a down large firms and two scores of smaller concerns. The weather was cold and the firemen were greatly hampered In this respect. Outside of the Board of Trade Building there was not a modern struc ture among thoro burned. The narrow streets, oiitlqua ed buildings and Un inflammable nature of the stocks they contained made a combination which the department was powvrloss to over come. The fire practically burned tint!! It came to an open space. Which r.ave tne firemen an opportunity for effective work. For a time it looked as If the flames would spread along Commis sioners street to the grand office build ing In the course of erection there. Crowds of people jnmmed the narrow streets and the police could not con trol them. Women fainted nnd their clothes were torn and n few were slightly Injured in rus-hes for safety. Tho fire started at 8.05 p. m. In thy premises of M. Saxe & Co., wholesale clothiers, on the corner of Ijemolno and St. Pvter streets. The streets In the locality were deserted at. the time and the flamis apparently had a good headway before the first alarm was sent in. Second and third alarms were sent In Immediately on the arrival of tho division chief, but before the. near est reinforcements reached the scene the flames hud leaped across St. Peter street, which is very narrow at this point. The flames continued down St. Peter street on the side on which It started to the rorner of St. Paul street St. Peter street for an entire block was a mass of flames on each side. Every piece of apparatus the city possessed was In use, but fought with out avail until after 1 o'clock, wh the fire was gotten under control. Tralnwrcckcrs Folied, Cheyenne, Wy. (Special). A desper ate attempt was made"ly train rablicrs to hold up the Union Pacific overland express near Kearney, Neb. A large pile of rock was placed on the track to wreck the train, which wa.i report ed to have a large amount of money on board. The robbers secreted them selves behind a hill near the track. A pedestrian came upon the obstruction, and was severely beaten nnd robbed by the gang. He got away from them and ran to Kearney, where he gave rhe alarm. A posse was organized, and ' orders were given to hold the train. The posse? came upon the bandits and captured one. , A Sumnamhullst Freezes to Death. Princeton, N. J. (Special). George W. McGlnnls met death in his own garden here from exposure to the cold. Under the influence ot temporary In sanity or while In a somnambulistic condition Mr. McGinnis, clad only in night attire, went to the back yard of his residence, where he was found next morning by members of his household, dead. He seemed to have laid down to sleep In this Inhospitable place. Mr. McGlnnls was about 80 years old and well to do, being a retired merchant. Nominated by flic President. Washington (Special). The Presi dent sent the followjjig nominations to the Senate: Francis J. Wing, of Ohio, to be United States district judge for the Northern district of Ohio. War Lieutenant. Colonel P. H. Ellis. Eighth Infantry, to be colonel; Major D. J. Craigle, Twenty-fifth Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain D. H. j Brush, Seventh Infantry, to be major; First Lieutenant Douglass Settle Tenth Infantry, to be captain. Reform-School Boy a Hero. Earlington, Ky. (Special . t'litou m ners. ISO Btrong, started on a march from Box .own to Carbondale mines, In Hopkins county, to stop the non u ion men at work there. On the way a sheriff's posse' of five men attempted to stop them, and were answered by a shot. A fusillade followed, the miners retreating. One of their uumber was killed nnd another died of his wound in a few hours. Boxtown is reported as deserted, but oflcors are searching for members of the ma.rchlng party. To Represent this Oovcrumeat. Washington (Special). The Presi dent probably will designate a repre sentative of the United Status Army, one of the Navy and ot least one prom inent civilian, to act in conjunction with Mr. Choate In representing the Government of the United States at the coronation of King Kdward VII. when that ceremony occurs. Filipinos -Fight for Freedom." Little Rock, Ark. (Special). Tho House spent an hour discussing a reso lution extending sympathy to the Fili pinos "in their heroic fight for free dom " The resolution was amended so as to Include the Boers by a vote of 63 to 39, and was then adapted amid cheers. She Died "Telephoning" to Heavea. Warren, 111. (Special). Agnes Louise Davis, the 4-year-uld daughter of rhe Rev. Cass Davis, has been in the halilt of saying her prayers by telephone. The child, when ready to say her pray ers, would go to the telephone and say: "Hello, Central; give me Hmven. I want to say my prayers." She seemed in perfect health, but just as sho was saying her prayers she died. lOREION AFFAIRS. The annual banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce was held In London. Michael Banner, the San Francisco violinist, played before critical audi ence in Berlin. The White Star liner Cymric collided In the tlersey, near Liverpool, with the steamer Carib Prince. It is reported that Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang, In handing the foreign ministers the s-lgned note of the pow ers, offered soino objections and asked for another meeting, Quec n Wtlhelmlna Immediately after hor marriage to Duke Henry of Meek-lenburg-Schwerin will confer upon hi m the title o prince. Tho latest newa from Venezuela U that all Is quiet at Caracas In the troubles growing out. l'. the asphalt concessions. Tne gunbovt Scorpion will proceed to Curacoa t. r coal and then return to Laguayra to await or ders. Prlnct and Princess Henry of Prus sia have arrived at Crouborg, Prussia, to stay with the Dowager Empress Frederick, who Is greatly depressed over the news of her mother's (tho Q teen's) coud tkin. IWii KEYSfONE STATE. News Happenings of Interest (lathered From All Sources. TO MUZZLE STATE NEWSPAPERS. Voorfcce' Proposed Llbsl Law Endangers the . Right ot Every Publisher and Editor-John Mtidrnny Exonerates Ills Brother of a Crime -Witness Co mnlttcd to Jail (or Refusing to TcstifyKclL-r's Arms Pulled From Sockets. Ono t the bills Introduced In the legislature and which aftrarted a great nmount of attention waa by Mr. Voxvr hecs, of Philadelphia. It Is nn amend ment to the present libel law, and Is of gravest Importance to every news paper !n the State. The proposed law Is as follows: Set tlon 1. Bo It enacted, etc., that Section 1 of an act entitled "an act relating to libel and Us punishment," approved tho first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven, which rebels as follows: "Section 1. Be '.i, enacted, etc., that In all criminal prosecution or Indict ments for libel, if the matler charged 03 libelous Is, in tihe opinion of the Court proper for public Information, the truth may lie given dn evidence to the Jury," be and tho same Is freTeby amended, so as to read as follows: "Section 1. Be It cnatxed, etc., that in nil criminal prosecutions and Indict ments for libel, if the matter charged as libelous Is, In the opinion of the Court proper for public information and was published withoiri malice, tfhe truth may be given In evidence to the jury; provided, however, before the truth may be so given 'in evidence the defendant must prove to line satisfac tion of the Court that the person affect ed was Informed In writing of the in tended publication and personally served with a copy thereof, unless he be a fugitive fnm justice, and given full opportunity to deny the truth thiTeof.'and that the denial, If any be made was published at 'Uhe same time, and together with the said matter charged as libelous." Section 2. That Section 3 ot said act, which reads as follows: "Section 3. In any civil action for libel tho plea of Justification shall lie accepted as adequate whom It Is plead ed by the defendant that the publica tion Is substantially true In every ma terial respect and is proper for public Information, and If such a plea be es tablished to the wati'sfactlon of the Court and Jury there shall be uo re covery. In no civil action for libel shall damages be awarded beyond Just restitution for injury actually sustain ed," be and the same is hereby amend ed so as to read as follows: Section 3 In any civil action for libel the plea of Justification shall be accepted as adequate, when It Is plead ed by tho defendant that the publica tion is proper for public Information. Is substantially true In every material respect, and was published without malice, and if such a plea tfliall be es tablished to tho satisfaction of the' court and Jury there shall be no re covery. Provided, however, that be fore said plea shall bo accepted as ade quate, and before any evidence nh!l be offered to the establishment: thereo,', tho defendant must prove to the satis faction of tho court that the person affecried was Informed in writing of the Intended publication, anil personally served with a copy thereof, unless he be a fugitive from justice, and given full opportunity to deny the truth thereof, and that the denial, If any be made was published at the same time and together with the matter charged as libelous. Section 3 All acts and parts of arts inconsistent herewith arc hereby re pealed. Lola Vernon, .aged IT, years, the adopted daughter of William O. Ver non, was drowned In Crum Creek, neaj Swarthmure. Wivh a Dumber of other young people she had been skating when the Ice gave way. Lynn Merrht and Foster Harrawer, two' boys, tried to save the girl. She caught hold of Merrltt's foot and he was dragged into the water, narrower grasped liis com panion and succeeded in keeping his head above the water until Henry Ilan num and George Gawthorp came to the rescue with hockey sticks. Both boys were utterly exhausted when taken out, young Merritt not regaining conscious ness, for some time. Tha body of the drowned girl -was recovered. Mrs. Philip Shaffer, of Cherry town ship, rushed Into a blazing building and saved her three children and hus band from being burned to death at their homo. A lamp exploded in a room on the first floor, und believing that she could extinguish tihe blaze, Mrs. Shaffer did not alarm the other mem bers of the family, who we're asleep up stairs, but started to carry water from a well and throw It on the flames. The fire soon gained great headway and Mrs. Shaffer Anally desisted in her ef forts and fought her way through tho flames to the second floor, where rihe lowered tho three children to the ground with budoords and then drag ged her husband from the burning building. Juhn M ml rany and his brother, Stephen, were arraigned before Alder man Jones at Johnstown on a charge of having murdered Stephen Szabo, a buardlng-house keeper at Win bur, by beat ng him Jin' the head with n jug. No sooner had the interpreter told John that he was charged with mur der, than he confessed tho crime. "I am guilty," he said, "but my brother did not have anything to do with it." Samuel Douglass, of Washington borough, rather than answer certain questions propounded by the Grand Jury preferred to go to jail. He was to testify In a liquor law violation case, but. refused positively to answer vital questions. For his contempt of the Court he was placed in the custody of the Sheriff ad remanded to Jail. Henry Keller, an employee at the Chaltant Paper Mill at Atglen, met with a horriblo death. His coat caught In tho machinery, and his body was drawn between two heavy rollers. Botti arms were pulled from tihe sockets, one being wrapped around a roller. It was necessary to break the niaoblnory to .release the mutilated body. A woman burglar is doing' a very ' successful business In Btilevue. Sho robbed tho house of Harry McCoy and stole silverware and Jewelry to tha value of $300. Accvss was gained to tho house through a cellar window. The McCoys were away when tho rob bery was committed. That tho robbery was done by a woman was proved by footprints In the mud. Ben Ieavltt. tho well-known theatri cal manager tiled at his homo, tu Pat erson. N. J.
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