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.