I i
i
JWra.
Carrie Nation Leads
Fierce i
Sunday Onslaught.
SHE WAS ARRESTED FOUR TIMES.
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ll at the Mont Destructive ol Allthe on-1
ulanghts She Ha Yel Conducted, and Gave i
the Ptoole ol the Kansas Capital a Most tlx- I
citing Sabhath-The Hatchet Brigade Was !
Organized With Military Discipline.
Topcka. Kan. (Special). Mrs. Carrie!
Nation put in a busy Sundav in Topcka, I
and as a result the" capital city has ,-x-
wrienced more genuine excitement
inan can lie renu nmcreii iy me onicsi
inhabitant. Mrs. Nation literally tilled
the dav with thrilling episodes. i
She succeeded m having the contents
of a notorious joint smashed, broke I
into a eohl stnraur nl.-int where a mini-i
ber oi fine bars had been stored away
for safety and demolished them, ad j
dressed a large mass meeting oi men 1
and women and was arreted four1
times. The last time that the law laid
its hands upon her was when Mrs. Na- ,
tion emerged tror.i the church where
the mass meeting had been held.
At 0 o'clock, ju-t as the big hell on
ihe Church oi the Assntinuion tower!
was striking the hour. Mrs. Nation sal- j
lied forth from the state house grounds
at the head oi 500 men and women, all
armed with hatchets, and axes, and;
moved on the joints oi the city. No- j
body but Mrs. Nation knew what plans!
she had laid.
In the crowd were a large number
of students oi Washburn College, j
some of the ministers oi the citv ami a j
number of professional and business
men. The crowd marc hed in perfect
military order, the men and women fol
lowing their recognized leader, whom
they seemed to trust implicitly.
When Murphy's place was reached
the work ol demolition began. Mrs.
Nation, brandishing a new hatchet,
headed the onslaught. Hardly five tnin
ntes alter Mrs. Nation had begun the
smashing., w hat was once a well fur
nished saloon was in complete ruins.
Her work over. Mrs. Nation proudly
emerged iron: the place and was ar
rested. She went along with the offi
cer, followed by her band and the
crowd that had gathered. At the po
lice station -he was released prompt
ly, and hurried back to her work.
CARNEGIE COMPANY NO MORE.
Control I'tiditrctcod to Have Been Transferred
to the Morgan Syndicate.
New York I Special). "The Carnegie
Steel Conipar.v. as su-li. h
1 1 to
exist except by courtesy."
This statement was made by a high
official of the American Steel and Wire
Company. By this i: was implied that
all deals for the transfer of control of i
that company to the Morgan syndicate 1
have been completed, and that the only ;
delay in making complete and final an
nouncement is due to matters affecting
the oilier companies.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
Carnegie Steel Company, was formally '
selected as the head oi the big steel
combination. i
Mr. Schwab enjoys the confidence of:
every one with whom he has dealt. He
is the only man in the country qualified :
by ability, training, and temperament to !
manage the new empire of industry. He
lias the confidence of Messrs. Morgan 1
and Rockefeller, the love of Carnegie,
and the good wiil of the 50.000 or more
employes of the Carnegie Company.
FICHT O.N A SPEEDI.NO TRAIN.
Brakcraan'i Plucky Fight on Top of a Box Car
With Two Robbers.
Chicago (Special). On too oi a box !
car at the rear end of a rapidly moving
freight train William J. Bennett, a
brakeman, gave battle to two highway- i
men. One oi the robbers had a re- I
volver. Witlf that one Bennett clinch- j
ed. They rolled and tumbled about to- i
gether on the top ol the swaying car
each endeavoring to hurl th
from the train.
Alter a desperate struggle Bennett I
succeeded in getting his adversary in a 1
position where he was able to throw
him from the car. At that juncture the
confederate of the robber came into the
action. He saved his companion and
in a sculile with the brakenian struck
him from behind with a billy and ren
dered him unconscious.
Aiter searching Bennett and securing
small sum oi money and a silver
watch, it is supposed that the robbers
jumped trotu the train ami made their
escape.
Family of Five Persons Asphyxiated.
Canton, Ohio (Special). Edward
Grimm, local manager oi the Cleveland
Provision Company, is dead, and his
wife, two children, and his wile's sis
ter are 111 a precarious condition from
suffocation. Grimm and his wile had
been ill. When the physicians called
they found the whole household pros
trated. It is supposed natural gas es
caped from a leak and filled the house
Grimm came here iron: Youngstown.
Ohio.
Four Miners Dro mod.
Phoenix. Ariz. (Special). In the
flooding of the Santa Kita Mine, in the
liactate Mountains, .'no miles south of
Herniosil'iO, tour miners were drowned, j
including the superintendent. A blast !
opened a vein fit water. The main tun- i
nel was flooded, and. while miners in ;
the upper end escaped, the worker, in
the lower end were caged like rats in
a trap. Miners outside made a de per- ,
ate effort to rescue their fellow j, but
without avail.
Boxer Leaders Decapitated.
Shanghai (Special). Light alleged
Itoxcr leaders, after trial by officers oi
Chang Chi Tung, the viceroy of Han
kow, have been decapitated at that
place.
A'aurlc: Tiiompsun Is No Vorc,
Crawfordsv ille. Ind. (Special I. Mau
rice Thompson, the novelist, died here
after an ilhiesi of many weeks. He had
been kept alive several days by the use
ui stimulants. James Maurice Thomp
son, poet and novelist, was born at
Fairfield, Ind., September i, 144. He
wrote half a dozen novels of Western
liie that were popular; his graceful
verse won tor him high repute, but his
most recent work . :' fiction "Alice of
Old Yi'.'ccMCj," is co.'.-idered his mas
terpiece. No Release for Mrs. May brick.
L 'iidou (By Cable). iepor;s circu
lated in i'-.e United Stales that Mrs.
Floi-cncc Maybrick, the Amcrnan wo
man imp: isoned in ICngland on a
charge, oi poisoning her husband, was
to be released thi-: week, are denied by
officials of the Home Office. An offi
cial of the United Stales embassy says
thai not a single fact has arisen to give
the sht'htcst justification for the story
Judge in the I'blllppinss.
St. Johnsbury.Vt. (Special) Former
Lieutenant Governor Henry C. Bates,
of this city, vvas of'ered the position of
Judge in the Philippine 1 .lands.
MORE RAIDS IN TOPEKA.
fiEWS IN BRIEF.
Tli inrv in Vfvvm irt Xrws. Va.
awarded to Mr. Klli'ii Downey, of i
i asinngton, a verdict ior ?,,uwi nam-
ae:cs against the .Newport iScws and
Old Point Railroad and F.lcctric Com
pany. Indue Jesse J. Phillips, of the Sti
),:omt; Collrt ( m
nois, who was
brevctted brigadier general during the
t ivil W ar. died at Ins home in Jsprmg
field. 111.
The strike of the Cleveland molders
was settled, all amicable agreement hav-
.,. reached with the National
I'tmndrrs' Association.
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,,r.lko;a. had 3 desperate fight o' the j
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U'"'X Pt'V;r.S- '.'1,r'm'' !,rT.,
t the West 1 .nut Mi liary Acaden.,
died there, at the age of 71 years,
A cania- was issued in illiamsburit.
Va.. for Topcko Ji
be in Kentucky.
Patrick llcelaii
and James I line
Pe'c r-btirg iaii.
who is believed to
1 toward
escaped
Crichton
from the
ludge William Bayard Fuller, ior
nierlv of Winchester, Va., died at
I Jura" nt, I. T.
The authorities of Chambcrsbiirg.
Pa., will make ail investigation into the
death oi Mrs. Joseph l-'oisvtlie. whose
husband showed un-eenily haste in
burving her.
Judge Hook, in Leavenworth. Kan.,
refused to release ex-Captain Oberlin
M. Carter on bail pending his appeal
to the United States Supreme Court.
Michael McCJuaid. by great bravery,
saved Mrs. Borsi and her two children,
who were locked in a burning tenement
house in New York.
Nancy Wood, colored, to.? years old.
set herself on tire, while hg. .g her
pipe, in Philadelphia, and was burned
to death.
Cieoruo Y. Brientnall, the "Drummer
of Shiloh." a hero of the Civil War. died j
at his home in Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. 1.
M. N. Stevens, president of ,
the W. C. TV I'., has written a letter
praising Mrs. Nation's work.
Albert Ncilson. 15 years old. was
killed by a Bengal tiger at the Zoo in
I ndianapohs. 1
Gilbert A. Pierce, ex-senator from
North Dakota, died, at his home in Chi
cago. John G. W. Myers, after a prelimi
nary hearing in Hanover, Pa., on the
charge oi being the author oi a number
of inceivjliary tires about Hanover, was
committed without bail.
The plan of the committee of the
Virginia legislature to formulate a plan
for a constitutional convention was rc
iected and a new committee appointed
by both houses.
Buriiliaui. Williams & Co.. owners of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, sub
scribed Sjj.ooo to the new engineering
building ui the University of Pennsyl
vania, j
Jatr.es Todd, who became converted
during services .in Brazil, Intl.. eon- j
ic-se.l to the evangelist that he had i
stolen (S horses and killed three men. j
William A. Little was disbarred in i
Frederick-burg. Va.. and had his license '
as commissioner revoked tor receiving
io.oo before having given bond.
It was stated in New York that the
total capitalization oi the big steel com
bine, which formed, would be in the
neighborhood oi SXoo.ooo.ooo.
A train on the Northern Pacific ran
away down a steep mountain grade
near Butte, Mont. Several trainmen
were fatally injured.
Judge Candler, of Georgia, has sen
tenced three white men to liie imprison
ment lor the murder of a negro.
Hattic L. Mc Bride, a singer, was
fined $1000 in Kansas City. Mo., for
making a I'aKc affidavit to pension pa
pers.
I. C. I.oomiller. rcce
nilv returned !
from Oklahoma, was probably murder
ed for his money in llazleton. Ind.
other During a fire on the steamer Com
anche, off Fcnwick Island, a number of
persons were injured.
The barn on the farm
of
Michael
Seavers, near Jacksonville, Pa
was
burned with all its contents.
Alexander Longfellow, brother of the
American poet, died at Portland. Me.,
aged M years.
Alexander Fraser. Jr.. shot his young
son in New Haven, Ct., and then com
mitted suicide.
Mary A. Stoddard was granted a di
vorce from John L. Stoddard, the lec
turer. : General John Ramsay vv hc . com-
I manded the famous Irish isngade 111 ,
1 the Civil War, died at his home in Jer- !
, sey City.
! V. S. Archer, attorney for the city !
.X I.... W V" Int .'.!,.,! i,i tlin !
111 I .11 -uiii K. o ""s. ... ...s .
I District Supreme Court a petition for
1 a writ of mandamus to compel the Di-
1 -....I,..- r ( tlm f"nnciiL? . (ll'.L'f 1 nOW 3iw1
1I.I.IOI III llll. .(-IISM.T IV, ISV .-
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:.-i-nr:i!. cnilm it:iI ion fit tile IIODll anon
01 J'urkershui g. 1 lie petitioner claims
that because of careless enumeration
the census figures for 1000 for the city
: oi Parkcrsburg are -hort by 3000 to
I ;ooo of the actual population.
I Mrs. Louise A. Pryor, wife oi a son
1 oi ex-Judge Roger A. Pryor, vvas
1 struck on the head with a piece of lead
pipe and robbed yesterday on the steps 1
, oi the Fourth avenue tunnel at Thirty- !
j eighth street. New York. She pluckily j
; pursued the robber and he was cap- j
: Hired.
i An attempted ha.ing at the Wilininp-
! ton Conference Academy at Dover,
. Del., resulted in the stabbing by How- j
I ard Jones, of Hurlock. Md., of T. Ar- j
thin- RikU-11. of Baltimore, whom he ac
1 cused of hazing him. '
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1 he dwelling of J. P. Carbaugh. near
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Stephens City, was burned in the mid-
die oi the night and the iamily escaped
111 their night clothes.
J. Howard Wayt. prominent in Ma-
sonic circles in Virginia, died oi men- j
niouia in Staunton. ,
John Connelly, an inmate of the Sol- j
dicrs' Home at Hampton, vvas killed j
by an electric car.
Daniel 'P. FVirtney, road supervisor, j
fell dead in the road rear Waynesboro,
Pa. I
At Ike National Capital.
The committee representing the
Cuban Kconomie Convention called on j
Secretary Koot ana a.sKeil lor tile abo
lition 1'! the export duty on tobacco and
ior the loan oi breeding cattle.
The record in the case of Captain
Carter was filed in the Supreme Court.
The President told senators who
called upon him that Congress would
be called in extra session as soon as
the Cuban Constitution was received.
Captain Cyril W. King, assistant
(Uartcrniaster, U. S. A , was discharged
irom the army.
The Navy Department issued orders
for Rear Admiral Rogers to relieve
Rear Admiral Kemptf as senior squad
ron commander at the Asitaic Station.
All the nominations for brigadier
general were confirmed by the Senate
m executive session, after considerable
discussion. The nominations that were
held up were thf.se of Generals Bates,
W ood. Grant and Bell.
WAR ON CHINA AGAIN.
Couiil Waldersee Calls for All the Avail-
-1.1- Tr(Klfw
ABSENT FOR ABOUT EIGHTY DAYS.
It Is Understood that the Expedition Will Pup
sue the Emperor and Try to Enforce the
Allies' Demands-The Enoeror Orders Prince
Chung to Commit Suicide and Yu Hsicn to
Be Eieculed"(ico. Tung Fa Slant Degraded.
i Pekin (By Cable). Count von Wal-
dersee has written to the generals un
j'l-r supervision notifying them to
have all their available troops ready in
two weeks ior in expedition lasting 80
days.
General Chaffee and General Voyron.
the French conimaiub r. received letters
asking their co-opt ration and express
ing a desire to know what forces they
can spare. In In ginning his letter to
(ieneral Chaffee Count von WaWlcrs.ee
says:
"Owing to the unsatisfactory nature
oi the negotiations for peace and also
to circumstances rendering such a
course desirable it will probably be
necessary to resume military operations
011 a large scale, especially toward the
w est."
It is not considered likely that Gen
eral Chaffee will agree to such a plan
without instructions from Washington.
The blench commander is expected to
agree without instructions. Count yon
Waldersce's plans contemplate offering
the command of the expedition in the
first instance to Sir Alfred Gasclce, the
British commander, but it is believed
that, in view of his recent illness. Gen
eral Gasclee will inform Waldcrscc that
he is unable to accept. In that event
the command will be offered to General
Voyron, provided the French fall in
with the arrangement, which Waldcr
see believes will be the case.
An announcement is expected soon
that the destination of the proposed ex
pedition is Sinan-l"u. where the Chinese
;,. bi,,... ... 1... , comI,ct the Chi
nese to accept the terms of the powers.
i V hen it becomes known that the ex-
pedition has started the Imperial Court,
it is believed, will hasten to comply
with all the demands of the joint note.
Soldiers are much elated at the pros
pect ol active service.
1 A message delivered to the foreign
i Ministers by the Chinese Commission
I ers quotes an Imperial edict scntenc
j ing Prince Titan to commit suicide and
' Yu-llsicn. former Governor of Shan-
Si. to be executed, both in the presence
lot a hiu'li Government official, in order
1 to satisty the foreigners. Chi-Shiti and
Hint. heiig-U will have their cases in
vestigated by Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching. whose report the K111
pcror will enn-ider before execution is
pronounced.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Some cf Ihe Work Being Done By the Na-
i(jnal Le(,js.nture.
In the Smate the Oleomargarine Bill
displaced the Ship Subsidy Bill.
The Senate committee reported the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria
tion Hill. As amended, it carries ai.-W5.j.-.
The House committee rcporUd favor
ably the Senate joint resolution giving
bronze medals to the officers and men
of the North Atlantic Suadron partici
pating in the battle of Santiago Bay.
Senator Teller gave notice to the Sen
ate that the opposition to the Ship Sub
sidy Bill would not allow a vote to be
taken on that measure during the prcs
; cut session.
' Senators I!!kins and Morgan arc try
. ing to get the Senate Committee on
; Commerce to put a Nicaragua Canal
I rider 011 the Kiver and Harbor Bill.
! The House Committee 011 Elections
decided unanimously in favor of Dele-
gate Wilcox, ol Hawaii, maintaining
his right to his seat.
In the House the Sundry Civil Bill
was under consideration. Secretary
Gage's negotiations with the National
City Bank of New York being the sub
ject oi criticism.
The Civil Service Bill, amended to
ro c preference to soldiers of the Civil
War, was reported to the Senate.
The Sundry Civil Bill was discussed
in the House. Little progress was
made, but the minority made an attack
on the alleged recklessness of expendi
tures and the extravagance of the Con
gress. ONURESS COUNTS THE VOTE.
For(M M official Canvass of the Electoral I
Returns.
Washington (Special). The ccre-
niony of counting the electoral vote for
I 'resiilftit :nnl V iep-1 'r'suletit east nt i
. . .
the election last lall took place in tlie 1
! hall of the House of Representatives at 1
I I ft Clock Wpflnes1l.1v :ii :. ioiiu scs- i
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I sion o. me eiljlic rtliu Iioi.sc. 1
The method of countincr the vote is !
Drcscribed with great detail bv the i
statute, and was followed literally to
day. Gnat crowds thronged the gal
leries to witness the interesting spec
tacle. Many distinguished personages
ill political, social and private life were
present.
The result of the count showed 2u
electoral votes for McKinley and
Koosev.lt against 155 tor Bryan anil
Stevenson. The total number cast is
447 and 2.'4 is necessary tor election.
Mr. McKinley secures 2 more votes in
the loot College than in the 1X07 Col
lege, and Mr. Bryan receives 21 less.
Kansas, Nebraska and Utah went for
McKinley in 1000. whereas the electoral
votes til these three Mates were cast
H'l .III. lll,t in in.1,
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dared William McKinley elected
President and Theodore Roosevelt
Vic.-Prcside:it of the United States,
and dissolved the joint meeting oi the
House ami Senale.
I'olsan in Oyster Stew.
Toledo. Ohio (Special ).-Ont man is
.lead, one is no, expected to live, and
(,,r ...her oersons ar- ill. as .1 resnl.
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ni a 11 is (' K, Burnett, of Columbus'
i . 1 if.it 1.1 1 .
ti,.. Tl. ,..t.,s ul,... r,.. ,l,.io ;
doiibin.l. are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
lirillman and Mr, and Mrs, George li.
Brillniau.
Within five minutes after
eating th
named were seized with vo.nim.g spells
,.,! mM.I.-.r mm,,. Afo r , ? i ' ,
) 1 !, 1 1 11 niA pti sum
f.f this, Burnett died. !
She Was Inquisitive.
Bellefonte, Pa. (Special). Miss
Marion Peters, assistant postmistress at
Mingoville, was arrested for tampering
with the mails by Postoflice Inspector
Malone, of Harrisburg. Miss Peters
admitted the truth of the charge, which
was opening letters and packages ad
dressed to others. She acquired the
habit through an uncontrolable desire
to read the love letters o( the you ia;
men and women of that community.
Mis Peters was held under $500 bail
for trial at next term of United Staiej
REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S TRADE
Business Continues ol Good Volume In Nearly
Kti Partt of the Country.
New York (Special). R. G. Dun's cS:
Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" says:
"Business continues of ood volume in
nearly all parts of the country. Heavy
orders come from agents on the road.
There is no important change in prices
in any department of manufactured
Roods." The longer the situation re
mains as at present the surer the busi
ness world feels about a rise in prices
in the future, for the demand for mer
chandise for prompt consumption docs
not decrease.
"At some points there are evidences
of un inclination to delay operations on
the iron and steel until .something defi
nite is known regarding the proposed
combination, but this applies only to
small undertakings. Purchasers find
difficulty in securing even approximate
dates for delivery of goods in many
products, and mills are so far behind
orders as a rule that no new contracts
are sought.
"No signs of weakness is apparent in
any department of the boot and shoe
industry. Some manufacturers have
booked' orders that will insure running
on full time well into May.
"Sales of wool at the three chief east
ern markets rose to 6.07J,doo pounds,
far exceeding all recent record', and
showing a Rain of olio.Ooo pounds ever
the same week last year.
"Wheat was advanced this week by
reports of receipts at the mills unlit for
grinding. Flour output at Minneapolis
is much smaller than a year ago. and a
further decrease is e.x'pected. Atlantic
exports of wheat, including flour, for
the week, were 5.47.51 bushels against
t .520.53.? last year.
"Failures for the week numbered 257
in the United States against 218 last
year, and in Canada 40 against 42 last
year."
"Bradstreet's" says:
"Trade advices arc rather more
cheerful. This applies as much to cur
rent retail business, which has been en
larged by Wintry weather, as it does to
opening Spring trade, which finds
stimulation in general confidence fv'l
as to the .outlook for the coming, year.
FORTY ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED.
Terrible Experience In an Ohio Mlnc-Flre was
Started by an Explosion.
Canal Dover, O. (Special). News
reached here of the terrible experience
oi 40 miners who were imprisoned for
four hours in a burning mine at l.in
dentrec. nine miles north of here. The
fire was started by the explosion of a
barrel of gasoline, which set fire to the
timbers in the month of the mine. The
miners were terrorized when they found
egress from tile mine cut off and the
mine filling with smoke. The calmer
ones set about to extinguish the flames,
however, and for four hours the 40 men
carried water in their tin buckets and
threw it upon the flames. In the mean
time a rescuing party had been organ
ized in the village, and fought the
flames irom the outside. None of the
imprisoned miners was injured, but all
showed the effects of the terrible ordeal.
DE WET KEEPS THEM GOING.
Crosses a Railway, Cuts the Lines, and Partly
Checks the British Advance.
London (By Cable). General
Kitchener, telegraphing from De Aar,
Cape Colony, says:
"De Wet's force crossed the railway
at Boartmans Siding, north of here, be
fore daylight F'ebruary 15, closely fol
lowed by Plumer, Crabbe and armored
trains. They engaged the enemy while
crossing The Boers, however, cut the
fines north and south of (he place of
crossing.
"We captured over twenty wagons,
many of-which were loaded with amu
nition, and also a Maxim, jo prisoners
and over one hundred horses. The
troops are still in close pursuit."
SOME CHANGE IN CREED NECESSARY.
The Presbyterian Committee is Divided as to
the Character of Revlsioo.
Washington (Special). The Presby
terian committee which has been con-,
sidering the revision of the West
minster Confession of Faith completed
its recommendations to the General As
sembly. The committee has unaninmos
ly agreed that some change in the
credal statement is necessary, but is di
vided as to the character of this change,
and majority and minority reports will
be presented to the General Assembly.
The committee has adjourned sine die,
and no further meetings are anticipated
before the session of the General As
sembly next May, when it probably
will be dissolved.
Another Consumption Cure.
Santa Fe. N. M. (Special). Profes-
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r muui 1 . 01 mc uiversuy 01 4xew
Mexico conducting experiments under
the authority of the university biologi-
- - -
nil t U'liii r. men. hie viH'rl ,.l,'it it,,
pronounces a complete cure for con-
-..,. n.x.v .w
sumption. Aiter long experiments, he
has determined that the transitory cf
lees upon tne Uloou corpuscles ol a
person passing from a lower to a
higher altitude are renewed by frcfjuent
changes of altitude. By occasional
visits to the sea level, he says, the sys
tem can be reinvigorated. even when
the effects of the higher altitude have
been worn off.
IN THE FiliLD OF LABOR.
Ottawa bricklayers demand
hours on April 1.
Belfast printers have received
crease of is. od. tier week.
eight
Kansas City Hour mills are working
overtime. 1 hanks to foreign demand.
The painters of Richmond, Va. are
ilemaniling ?--5 per uay ana nine
hours.
Columbia University has adopted the
eight-hour system in the boiler and
electrical departments.
The printers of Vancouver, 15. C..
backed up by the rest of the trades
' arc r'"fx to ,lave a1' school
! hooks printed .1 t e government print-
I mK "fice a"d 15;,uc1 to lll; children
1 free.
j , The T-rt taO Union
I lias notified US memlKTship that anv
one who employs non-union drivers and
I helpers w'l he fined $5 and -stand sus
1 .' 7" ''"
! 'n,l'rc re W. !''"?. .m":ns in
1 . , 1 1 1 1 .
P","' 1 ,j ,7 ,,, T I n'
i while the other is composed of Svvcdish-
speaking members.
The Granite Cutters' National Union
has not held a convention for twenty
years. It is one of the most successful
labor organizations, and conducts all
the business by the referendum system
Only union help will be employed on
the electrical work ar the Pan-American
Flxiiosition to be held at Buffalo.
James itrady, who superintended the
erection of the steel work on the new
palace for the Mikado of Japan, is on
Ins way home. He is a member of the
Chicago Bridge and Structural Iron
workers' Union.
The trade and labor assembly of
Springfield, III., gave the truant officer
in that city $50 to buy shoes for poor
childreu.
AWFUL MINE EXPLOSION. I
British Columbia Scene oi Worst Acci
dent In It History.
PLAMES FOLLOW THE EXPLOSION.
Rescne Parties Work With Desperate Ene'r&y
Relief Sent From Victoria to the Mine
Entombed by a Solid Mass of Rocks, There
Is But Utile Ho?e for the Men-Shaft
Wrecked From Midway to Bottom.
Victoria. IV C. (Special). Sixty men
are imprisoned in the Union Mines,
owned by the Welling Colliery Com
pany, at Cumberland. B. C. and little
hope is entertained that any of them
will be rescued.
Owing to the remoteness of the
mines the reports so far received are
meager. An explosion took place at
about 11 o'clock in No. 6 shaft. Sixty
men were in it when the explosion oc
curred and not one of them escaped.
The explosion ignited the mine,
wrecking the shad from midway down
to the bottom and filling it with a solid
mass of rock, earth and timbers. The
first explosion was followed by several j
more, while a dense volume of smoke I
pouring from the vent holes indicated
that lire as well a? gas was doing de
structive work below.
As soon as possible after the accident
the men of the morning shiit in No. 5
shaft organized a rescue party. No. 5
is situated about a mile from No. 6. but
the two workings are connected by a
tunnel, and through this tunnel an at
tempt was made to help the unfortunate
men in the wrecked shaft. They had
not rut their way many yards through
the debris when they encountered tire
which made the place untenable and
obliged the party to retreat.
The message came back by telephone
to the surface conveying the heart
breaking news to the relatives of the
imprisoned men, whose urging was not
necessary to induce the relief party to
return to their apparently hopeless task.
Overcome at last by gas and smoke,
they reluctantly withdrew from No. J
and commenced work on a long cut
from No. 4. the only other means of
reaching the men. W ork on this was
prosecuted with vigor until abatement
of the fire in No. 5 enabled them to
once more re! urn there.
The latest news gives a shadow oi
hope it being stated that the fans are
again working.
Many of the men are married and
have large families. The last report of
the Inspector of Mines pronounced the
shaft as complying with the regulation
governing coal mines.
NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL.
Festivities Began With the Momus I'nrnde-
Flue Electrical Illumination.
New Orleans (Special). The carni
val proper began with the Momus
parade. The city was full of strangers,
;nid the National Building and Loan !
Association, Jewish Women's Council, 1
Woodmen of the World and the Louis
iana Masons assembling here, augment
ed the crowd. The decorations were
more elaborate than usual, and the mer
chants combined in the special illumi
nation of Canal street with .woo elec
tric lights.
the Knights of Mr nius presented
"Our Festival." with St. Valentine's
Day, All Fools' Day, Independence
Diry, St. Patrick's. St. John's Fac, New
1 ear s Uay. M. Sw:thui s Day, Fourth
of July, Halloween, Christinas, I'.aster,
Thanksgiving Day and All Saints' Day,
and their characters were represented in
magnincent pictures, ille final float
was a vision of angels, mounted on a
car decorated with palms and wreaths
of green.
Competing With New York.
Savannah. Ga. (Special). Secretary
Henry G. Hester, of the New Orleans
Cotton F!xchange, and Messrs. I. K.
Glcnny and T. D. Mather, members of
the exchange, were here in the interest
oi turning a part of the options and
contract cotton business, all of which
now goes to .New ork, to New Or
leans. The Savannah Cotton Exchange,
in open session, heard the arguments of
the New Orleans men in favor of the
proposition. lhey asserted that New
Orleans was in a position to offer as a
cotton market a duplicate to whatever
New York could offer.
Royal Princess Blushing Bride.
Madrid (By Cable). In the chaoel of
the royal palace, in the presence of the
royal family anil all the aristocracy and
officialdom of Spain, Don Maria de las
Mercedes lie Bourbon y llapsburg,
Princess of the Asturias. was wedded
to Prince Charles of Bourbon. It would
take an artist s brush to realize the '
splendor of the spectacle, the colorings
01 goiu ana silver in every possible
shade. The Queen Regent, in a robe ot
light cream, wore the crown. The
Princess of the Asturias was in white.
The Cardinal wore ancient vestments,
richly studded with gems and pearls,
dating from the reign of Ferdinand.
Lynchers Hunt lor a Teacher.
Iluutsv ille, Ala. (Special) News
reached here of great excitement :n
Matihal county over a case oi crimi
nal assault. A white school teacher
named Hall, near Guntcrsville, it is
said, committed a criminal assault upon
a ,3 year-old girl. A mob scoured the
country for the teacher, but he tell into
the hands of officers, and was lodged
in jail at Guntcrsville. A report says
hundreds of people have gone there
from the county intent on breaking
into the jail and lynchini' him.
Boy Dies of Lockjaw Alter saiuation.
Springfield. Mass. (Special). Fran
cis Mc'ormick, aged H, died at the
Mercy Hospital of lockjaw, which set
in alter vaccination. The doctor at the
hospital tays lockjaw did not result
from impure virus, but that something
happened to the arm alter the scab
came off. The physician who vaccinat
ed the boy is not known, but the au
thorities will investigate the case.
General Weyler In Charge.
Madrid (By Cable). The civil au
thorities have resigned their powers to
the military, and cavalry regiments have
replaced civic guards. General Weyler
now hold the safety of the city in his
hands. He has issued a proclamation
prohibiting persons gathering in
groups. Any one found insulting or
injuring the troops by word or deed
will be tried by court-martial. Parents
and guardians permitting children to
roam in the streets will be fined 12s
pesetas.
More Chicago Hotels Fired.
Chicago 1 Special). Four small fires,
all of which arc believed to have been
of incendiary origin, were discovered
at different times on as many different
floors of the Hotel Majestic, which is
under process of renovation. Follow
ing the evident attempts at incendiar
ism in three prominent hostelries,
these fires created considerable excite
ment and resulted in Ihe police and de
tective forces around the big hotels be
ing troubled. The police believe or
ganized attempts are being made to
create panics in the big hotels for the
purpose of robbery.
IR'.'OCR WANTS Jl STICa
DisnppclnlcJ Over H.t HtceptDn In Furor
Says the Lord Will Help.
London (By Cable). The Pall Mall
Magazine will publish an interview with
President Kruger. in part as- follows:
"Will no one arbitrate? Will no one
give us a chance of defending our
selves? We may have done wrongly;
we have our faults and our weaknesses.
We declared war, but our hands were
forced, and we can prove it. Get some
one to judge between FZngland and our
selves. ' But the Lord will help us in
the end. We shall win. I do not know
how or when, but we shall win at last."
Mr. Krugcr said the Transvaal offer
ed more reforms in one week than an
older country would make in 40 years,
giving in on all points almost to the
uttermost, but that the uttermost was
seized upon as a stumbling block. Re
ferring to his reception in Eurpe.
which, the Pall Mall Magazine says, has
bitterly disappointed him, Mr. Krugc
said:
"I care nothing for flowers nothing,
nothing. The people who send them
mean well, and I am grateful, but T
care nothing for them. What I want is
a fair hearing. If they will only give
us a fair hearing and justice! We aTC a
little folk, but we have made great
steps."
When asked why he came to Europe
lie said:
"1 could not go out witli 'he com
mandoes, as Mr. Steyn can. I am too
old, but I may be of some use here."
Regarding Mrs. Kruger he said:
"I am sorry for her, too. I have a
deep sorrow for her, but I have far
more sorrow for my country. My wife
has her children. Six arc still w th
her. They were left with her in her
home. Two of my sons have died on
the battlefield. Two have been cap
tured. I believe two more are dead
also, as 1 have not heard, from them for
two months, and I know they were in
the thick of the fight. Thirty-one sons
and grandsons 1 have in the field, yet I
could not go on commando. I have
not heard from my wife for 16 days, hut
she has six children w-ith her and she
is not to be pitied."
RODE IN STATE TO PARLIAMENT.
King Ldwurd Revives a Picturesque Ceremonial-Imperial
Robes.
London (By Cable). The first Par
liament of the reign of King lCdward
VII. vvas opened by the King in per
son. His Majesty was accompanied bv
(Jueen Alexandra, the Duke of York
and Cornwall, the Duke of Connaught.
and many others of the royal family.
The last slate ceremony of the kind
occurred in 1 86 1 , when (Juccii Victoria
opened Parliament, accompanied by the
Prince Consort, and since the death ol
the latter nothing equal to the pomp
has been witnessed in London in con
nection with the opening of the legis
lature. Not since the wedding of the
then Prince of Wales anil Princess 1
Alexandra has the gorgeous state coach
used been seen in the streets of the cani
tal. In this coach the King and Oiiecn
rode from Buckingham Palace to the
Pislr.cc of Westminster.
' CHIEF OF POLICE IN PERIL.
Prisoner Was Burning Him to Death When
Helped 'Arrived.
Georgetown, Ky. (Spcciai). A se
vere fight between two officers and a
prisoner look place here when Chief 01
Police Lusby and Deputy Vaughan
went to recapture Newt Nelson, who
had broken out ol the lockup, after they
had shot and wounded him while ar
resting him. Lusby entered the front
door, while Vaughan went to the rear
dotir of Nelsoti'i. house.
When Lusby entered the negro
sprang upon him. and throwing him
across a redbot stove was burning him
to death when Vaughan entered the
room. Vaughan fired four shots into
the prisoner, one of which penetrated
the lungs, inflicting a fatal wound.
ENUEAVORERS' NEW PLAN.
Their Mighty Army Will Convene Biennially
Hereafter.
Cincinnati (Special). John Willis
Raer. general secretary ol the United
Society of Christian ICndcavor. arrived
here from Boston to confer with the
local committee regarding the ar
rangements for their international con
vention in this city July 6 to 10.
Secretary Baer says that his cor
respondence already indicates a much
larger attendance than ever before. He
also announces that it lias been decided
to hold the international conventions
hereafter biennially instead of annual
ly so thai there will be so other great
gathering until 190.?.
The twentieth anniversary of the
United Society will be celebrated here
next Juiy.
Army Recruiting to Be Pushed.
Washington (Special). Accor3ing
to the present plans of the War De
partment, the Army is to be recruited
to its full authorized strength of 100.
000 men. The Regular Army now con
consisls of about ".ooo men, including
the troops in the Philippines, so that
tin: new enlistments tire limited to
about ,1.?,ooo men. It is realized by the
officials tha it will take a long time
to secure so many nun, but the full,
machinery of the Army is being exert
ed in that direction, with gratifying
results. Over .foo recruits were ob-
F0UEK1N AFFAIRS.
It is reported that King Kilward wtll
shortly return Fjuperor William's visit.
Anti-Jesuit mobs attacked the Jesuit
College in Madrid and caused other dis
turbances. Socialists in Germany have issued an
appeal against the proposal to increase
the duties on cereals.
Four thousand tailors employed in
the dressmaking trade in Paris are on
strike and e.ideavoring to enlist the wo
men workers in the movement.
The loss of life by the naphtha fire
and explosions-at Baku,' Russia, will ex
ceed a hundred. One hundred and sixty
persons were injured by burning.
The Count of Caserta, father oi
Prince Clrirles of Bourbon, who is to
marry the Princess of the Anurias, was
nearly mobbed upon his arrival in Mad
lid. After a lengthy discussion of a peti
tion inviting Belgium to offer to
arbitrate between Great Britain and the
Transvaal, a mot on was adopted by the
Heiyiar. Chamber of Deputies approv
ing the conclusions of the commission
dealing with the petition.
Sir Alfred Milner reviewed 7000 men
of the new volunteer force at Cape
Town, and said that he believed in tak
ing precautions against a Boer invasion
of Cape Town. ,
General von Waldersee is dissatisfied
wi'.h the French military commanders
in China, who seem determined, to take
possession o' the Province of Shan Si.
(ieneral Baillond, the Franch com
mander, ssy he is acting independent
ly oi General von Waldersee.
' The British government, in it reply
to the United Sta'es on the Nicaragua!!
Canal project, wil' not agree to the
Senate's demands but will consist of
proposals and .uuter-proposal likely
10 in "cssitate extended negotiations.
I lit; KEVSIONE STATE.
Newt Happenings ot Interest Gathered
From All Sources.
WOMAN SUES AN OIL PRODUCER.
Firemen Became Intoxicated at a Ball and Tbci
Cut a Line of Hose In Ise-Slelghing Part)
Upset, Horses Frightened by Cars Run Away
it Break-Neck Speed-Tried to Slop Dof,
Runt-Poison In a Rabbit tlltc-Othcr Newt.
Miss Amanda Harvey, oi Franklin,
wiio came prominently before the pub
lic a few werks ago through the pub
lication of a story that she had fallen
In ir to an $!on.ooo estate left by a
Toledo, O.. business man, who, she de'
rl.trcd was her step-father, has brought
action against John C. F'oringer for al
leged breach of promise, claiming $10,
noo damages. The statement of Miss
Harvey's claim sets forth that Foringei
promised to marry her on March to
pril 15. Mav 1 and 2. June 15, and at
other times .luring 1H0H. She alleges
tnat she has remained single, and re
fused other offers of marriage. For
ingcr is a well-known young man ol
Franklin and an oil producer. He stat
ed in an interview that the suit was
simply persecution and that his answer
would deny every allegation made by
the plaintiff. Mi's Harvey is an or
phan ami is several years the senior ol
young Foringer.
At a fire which broke out in the
White Hall Hotel stablrs, Harrisburg.
there were some scenes enacted which
have set Harrisburg people to talking.
There was a firemen's ball in progress ,
at the time and a number ot the men
were intoxicated. When they reached
the fire they attempted to interfere with
the sober men at work. There were a
number of fights, and the police were
kept bnsy throwing drunken firemen
out of the fire lines. F'irc Chief Lutz
vvas active in keeping out the disorder
ly element, and to revenge themselves
the latter cut the hose with an axe and
succeeded in sending a second alarm
from the lire box. They were about to
send in a third alarm when they were
driven away by the chief. During the
excitement a 'drunken man stole Chief
I.utz's team and drove off with it. Sev
eral men of the department were hu't
by drunken firemen throwing them
flown or pulling them from ladders.
Differences of opinion cinceruiiig
the location oi a church resulted in
the killing of one man and serious it;;
iury of another at a hamlet near Pine
Grove. Wetzel county, known as !.. I,
niaii F'arms. Jonathan Wellen a rich
fanner, and William Fldgel. sot. ol
Henry F'.dgel. at one time one of the
county's most prominent and wealthy
farmers, got into a dispute about the
church and plans for services. F.dgel
was shot dead and Wellen was shot
through the arm and was beaten neatly
to death. Sheriff Walker has placed
Wcllui under arrest.
The helpers employed in the locomo
tive shops of the lCrie Railroad Com
pany in Susquehanna went oul on
strike. They refused t assist the non
union men brought by the company
from New York to fill the places of
the striking union men. The new men
are guarded by regular detectives and
special officers, and they are fed and
lodgcil in the shops. The entire shops
will close down on Saturday lor the
day.
Horatio Riclcy. a machinist of Alle
gheny, has been suffering from a pecu
liar malady (or the past week. He is
ill with hiccoughs, ami it it feared he
cannot live. His hiccoughs average 20
to the minute. At til's rate, he hie
rougher i-'oo times in every hour, fir
.'N.ooo times every 24 hours. Whether'
islcep or awake, whether under the in
lluencc of narcotics or chloroform, he
has kept up the hitcougliing contin
uously ior four days with practically m.
interniissif.il. A sleighing party returning frorr,
Faylorsville had a thrilling experience.
While Hearing Mahanoy Plane their
learn of lour horses became frightened
at an engine whistle and upset the
sleigh, throwing the occupants over an
?iubankmcnt while the team made or
home at a break-neck speed. Several
.1 the party were badly cut and bruised
and were obliged to seek shelter in
near-by houses.
The Inland -Traction Company and
the Alleutown and Coopcrsburg Street
Railway Company have consolidated
with $1,500,000 capital and a bonded
debt of an equal amount. The com
panies have leased the Allentovvn and
Coopcrsburg Turnpike, along wlvch
they will immediately build a trolley
line designed to eventually connect
Alleutown and Philadelphia.
The committee desiring to settle the
strike of the girls at the Baniford Silk
Mill, W ilkcs-barre, Jias been refused
a hearing by the managers of the mill.
Chairman P. J. Boyle is circulating
petition among the business men ask
ing them to appear before the Councils
and ask that un investigation be order
ed in the conditions prevailing at the
mills.
As an inducement for young men to
marry Representative Standisli, of An
dover. introduced the following bill in
the Houses "Every bachelor who shall
remain unmarried at the age of 40 years
shall not thereafter be allowed to enter
into any matrimonial alliance except
upon the payment to the State of the
sum oi $100. '
Mr. Boync, of McKcan, introduced
a bill in the House fixing a penalty of
$10 for any person having the care of
children to lock them into house and
100111 or closet during the absence of the
parent, guardian or custodian from the
house or place where the child or chil
dren shall bt detained.
Twcntv-fivc informations were made
against Pittsburg dealers by Pure Food
Commissioner James Terry oil the
charge of violating the Slate dairy and
ftrd Inws in selling oleo. The names
of the defendants will not be made pub
lic until they appear lor a Hearing.
Joseph Kepley, aged 15 years, and
John McCormick tried to stop a bull
dog fight at Pottsville. Kepley' face
was nearly chewed off. liven if he re
covers lie will be marked for life. Mc
Cormick was Jiadly bitten on the arm.
Harrv, the 14-year-old son of Jacob
Winters, of Paradise, is in a critical
condition, suffering trom lockjaw. The
disease is supposed to have developed
from the bite of a pet faMit
Representative Standisli said that
many citizens of his town were alarmed
at the decrease in the number of mar
riages and from the fact that young
men are avoiding matrimony,
J. J Carter, president of the Board of
Schofil Controllers, of Titusville, pre-"
sentcd Vo the school children of the city
athletic grounds containing nearly five
acres, which the donor will equip at a.
cost of .several thousand dollars.
Robert Cooper, formerly of Mon
trose, killed himself at New Milford.
His body was (ound in a room at the
Jay House with a bullet wound in the
head and a revolver tightly clutched in
one hand.
Some people's idea of knowledge is
the art of finding out things which they
have no business to know.
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