PKEPARINGJFOR WAR. Jayu la Making Energetic Preparations for Trouble. CRISIS BETWEEN EMPEROR AND CZAR Attention li Directed More to Korea Than China -Russia's Apparent Withdrawal or Modifica tion of Her Demands Quite Falls to Restore Confidence In aa Amicable Settlement of Mm Problem. London (By Cable). The Far East ern situation continues an enigma to all European observers. Russia's apparent withdrawal or modification of her de mands quite fails to restore confidence in an amicable settlement of the prob lem. It is pointed out with melancholy truth by one English writer that trifling with the Anglo-Russian incident at the Tientsin railway siding will probably cost Great Britain at least ,20,oco.ooo in hard cash. It was the news of this incident and the possibility of a conflict between Russia and Great Britain, it is now learned, which caused Botha's rejection of Gen eral Kitchener's peace terms. Attention is directed more to Korea than to China at the present moment, the belief being general that the crisis between Russia and Japan is really grave. There is ample information that Japan if making energetic preparations for war. It may be taken for granted in this connection that Great Britain is fully aware of all that Japan is doing and also of her ultimate plans. The failure of the African peace negotiations may have some effect upon Japan's action. Five Firemen Injured In Kansas Fire. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). A fire in which $200,000 worth of property was destroyed and five firemen, includ ing Chief Hale, were injured, occurred t the Jacob Dold Packing Company's plant, on Eighth street, near the Kan ats line. The fire burned fiercely for three hours, during which time the fire men worked to prevent its spreading to the other buildings, but when the fire was under control the main build ing was a total wreck. Hounds Trailing Bank Robbers. Somerset, O. (Special). The Sheriff ti Perry county and a posse, with a pack of bloodhounds, are in pursuit of a gang of seven robbers who wrecked the State Bank of Somerset, stole $5000, appropriated two livery rigs, heid a posse of citizens at bay, and escaped in the face of a heavy fire. Bonds and securities to the amount of $30,000 and $5000 in gold coin were overlooked by the bandits. The bank was fully in aured and its business will not be in terrupted. Massacre of Gold-Seekers. Phenix, Ariz. (Special). It is report ed that a party of gold seekers was mas aacred by Ceris Indians on the Island of Tiburon, in the Gulf of California. Two weeks ago six Mexican prospect ors left Tepopa, on the west coast of Mexico, in a small boat and went to Tiburon Island. Pedro Parquila, one of the party, has reached the mainland amd reported a fierce fight with the Indians. He escaped and believes his companions were killed. To Admit Hawaiian Chinese. . San Francisco (Special). Collector of the Port Stratton has received an opinion from Attorney Genera! Griggs affirming the right of Chinese who were citizens of the Hawaiian Islands prior to August 12, 1898. by birth or naturali zation, to enter the United States. It was clearly the intent of Congress, the Attorney General is quoted as saying, to throw the cloak of adoption over ail who were Hawaiian citizens on the date mentioned in the treaty. Died From Eating Teaberries. Hazleton, Pa. (Special). Rose, a 4-year-old daughter of Augustus and Agnes Billman, of West Hazleton, died as a result of eating teaberries. Two of her sisters were in the woods on Saturday afternoon gathering these ber ries and when they returned they shared their berries with Rose, who ate a large number of them. Shortly after the child was taken with convulsions. A physi cian was called in, but could not save the child. This Robber Was Polite. Paterson, N. J. (Special). A robber who entered the residence of the late Vice-President Hobart Sunday night and who departed without any booty on finding the silverware marked, left the following note in a loving cup which had been given to Mrs. Hobart by the Old Ladies' Home Society for chari table work: "I humbly beg your pardon. I do not want to rob good people." The Cancer Parasite. Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). "Cancer is caused by an animal parasite, which we have identified and located in the New York State Cancer Laboratory " said Prof. H. R. Gaylord, of the Uni versity of Buffalo, who has charge of the laboratory. A peculiar feature about the parasite is the length of time re quired to develop a culture, and this, Prof. Gaylord said, accounted for the failure to fully identify it before. Complaisant Officer's Discomfiture. Moundsville, W. Va. (Special), Con stable J. I. Barnett went to the home of John Barcus to serve a warrant iworn out by John Dardinger, charging Barcus with abducting Dardinger's 17-year-old daughter. Barcus asked per mission to go upstairs for a heavier coat. The constable waited downstairs lor an hour, and then went up to find that his prisoner had dropped 15 feet out of a window and had escaped. Bank Figure Affects Whole Town. Oswego, N. Y. (Special). The bank ing firm of W. J. Brewster & Co., of Hannibal, this county, failed vith lia bilities of $U5.ooo. The entire village is affected by the failure and many small depositor? in Oswego, Wayne and Ca yuga counties suffer severely. Among the depositors, it is said, was the State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Paterson Newspaper Plant Burned. New York (Special). Fire at Pater aon, N. J., destroyed the interior of the building owned and occupied by the Guardian newspaper, Jnines Carey Evans Dead. Buffalo, N. Y. (Si.ecial).-James Cary Evans died here. He was born in Baltimore in 1809. In 1853 he, with others, formed the American Transpor tation Company, the pioneer of the Great Lakes corporations. Subsequent ly the firm of which he was a member organized the Evans Line and built the first iron steamer on the Lakes. Mr. Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the negotia tions with rht Boers were closed, and there was no intention of reopening; ahem. SUMMARY OF THE NEWS. Domestic City Judge Kellogg, of Yonkers, N. Y., discharged Frank Jones, of New York, who had horsewhipped Samuel Walters because the latter had maligned him. Col. John S. Mosby says the South will become richer and more powerful than the North, and that the negroes' status is bound to improve. Fire broke out in the fine Com monwealth clubhouse, in Richmond, Va., and the handsome furnishings were deluged with water. Prince Krapotkin, the Russian exile, delivered a lecture in New York on "Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal." Frederick Young, of Atlantic City, shot at his wife in Philadelphia, and then shot and wounded his sister-in-law. Benjamin F. Fiery, treasurer of the Martinsburg (W. Va.) Gas Company, died at his home in that city. Mrs. Mary Welch, of Canastota. N. Y., saturated her clothes with kerosene and set herself on fire. The Victoria Furnace, at Goshen, Va.. was closed down, throwing 100 men out of employment. Charles Hastings, a dangerous coun terfeiter, was caught near Welch, W. Va.. after a long chase. President Warficld, of the Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Maryland, ar rived in New York on the L'icania, having been successful in establishing a London branch. Joseph S. Harris, it is reported, will retire from the presidency of the Read ing Railroad Company, and George F. Baer. a director, will succeed him. Watchman Frank Kelly shot and killed Cornelius Doherty, whom he caught with others trying to get into the Newberry Building in Chicago. Oscar J. Reed, ex-Councilman from Shamokin, Pa., a fugitive from justice. surrendered and began serving his term of four months. The people of Richmond have de termined to rebuild the Hotel Jeffer son, which was destroyed by fire. H. Goldscnlacer was arrestcil in Scranton, Pa., on the charge of setting fire to a stock of clothing. William Wirt Lyons a great-grandchild of Patrick Henry, died at Lehigh University. The banking firm of W. J. Brewster & Co.. of Hannibal, N. Y., failed. Roland Reed, the actor, died at the home of his mother-in-law in New York. . F. Rawles committed suicide in Newport News, Va. Three lives were lost in a fire in a New York tenement. The general committee of the anthra cite miners has decided against a strike, and in an address to the miners recom mends that "as partial recognition of the organization has been secured, and with the hope that a greater degree ot justice will be obtained in the not distant future." work be continued. David L. Short and Morris Myers were arrested in New York on the charge of being concerned in the al leged forgery of Millionaire Rice's name to the Patrick will. Samuel B. Wood, clerk of the Circuit Court, in Hampton, Va., was discovered to be $500 short in his accounts, which, he says, is due to an error on his part. Mrs. Mary Callahan, of Martinsburg, W. Va., was the fourth member of her family to be carried off by consumption within five years. There was a panic on the ferryboat Elizabeth, of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which collided with a steam lighter. Maurice Barrymore. the well-known actor, was sent to the Bellevuc Hospital Insane Pavilion, in New York. A fire destroyed the Augusta, the principal hotel in Hampton, Va., and several stores in the neighborhood. Foreign. The French Government has be stowed upon Captain William E. Hor ton. U. S. A., a colonial decoration for finding the remains of Baron Dumarais, a French nobleman murdered by Fili pinos. Herbert Gladstone, in an address to his constituents, sharply arraigns the British Government for the war in South Africa and the absence of a clearly defined policy in the East. Queen Alexandra of Great Britain made a speech in Copenhagen, in reply to an address presented by 500 Danish associations. The steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm, of the North German Lloyd Line, was launched at the Vulcan Works, at Stettin. Chancellor von Buelow proposes method to check the continued growth of Polish influences in Germany. The diary of Major Andre was found by Lord Grey in London among a lot ' of old family papers. j A despatch from St. Petersburg at- ! tributes the delay in the signing of the Russo-Chinese Manchuriau treaty to the dilatoriness of the Chinese Govern ment. Forty Russian students were kept in solitary confinement for a week for par ticipating in a demonstration. Three students have committed suicide. The Turkish Sultan, fearful of assas sination, ordered the exclusion of all tourists from the Yildiz Palace. John G. A. Leishman, the new United States Minister at Turkey, presented his credentials to the Sultan. The law of associations bill finally passed the French Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 303 to 220. The Japanese troops in the Pe Chi Li Province are to be relieved by a force 50 per cent, stronger. Mr. Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that to offer better terms to the Boers would not be magnanim ity, but folly. The Cape rebels, as a rule, had been worse than the Boers. The French atacked the camp of Fodi Kabbas, the old slave trader, at Man dina, in Cambria. West Africa. Count Boni de Castellane withdrew his suit in Paris against M. de Rodays, the editor of the Figaro. Financial The output of coal from Alabama" in iqoo was 9,400,000 tons, an increase of about 1,000,000 over 1899. Rudolph Keppler has been renom inated for a fourth term as president of the New York Stock Exchange. Several hundred shares of Pennsyl vania Steel stock have been deposited since the original time limit expired. The National Steel Company has elected the following directors: F. S. Wheeler, A. D. Carter and M. C. Wick. Seats in the Montreal Stock Exchange have advanced to $18,000. English shareholders have appointed a committee to investigate the affairs of the United States Brewing Company. Western Union was strong on a re port that at a meeting of the company's directors a dividend of 10 per cent, will be declared. There is a plan on foot to consolidate the leading express companies It is reported that Rio Grande and Western common shares will be taken at $80 by the Denver and Rio Grande. The world exports of wheat last week were 7,232,000 bushels, as compared with 7,902,000 bushels in the previous week and 9,231,000 bushels in the lame week of hist year. FUNSTON NOW A BRIGADIER. AGUINALDO TO BE TRIED. President McKlnley Announces the Ap pointment of the Brave Kansan. WHEATON MADE A MAJOR GENERAL. Colonel Smith Also Promoted to Be a Brlga dier GeneralA Long List of Appointments and Promotions In the Army that Will Finally Relieve the Suspense of Many Who Have Been on the Anxious Bench, Washington (Special). The question of rewarding General Funston for the capture of Aguinaldo was decided by the President at a conference with the Secretary of War The decision of the President is contained in the following despatch sent to General MacArthur, at Manila: The following appointments made: Wheaton, Major General; Smith and Funston, Brigadier Generals; the Sec retary of War joins me in congratula tions to all. Corbin." The following annoucement was made at the White House: "To be Major General United States Army. Brigadier General Loyd Wheat on, vice Miles, promoted Lieutenant. Generals to be Brigadier Generals in the regular army. Colonel Jacob H. Smith. Seventeenth Infantry, Brigadier General of Volunteers, vice Daggett, retired; Brigadier General Frederick Funston, United States Volunteers, vice Wheaton, promoted." This announcement was followed later by another giving the appoint ments decided upon by the President to the Pay Corps. Subsistence Depart ment. Quartermaster General's Depart ment, and the appointments of chap lains. General Loyd Wheaton, just pro moted to be major general, was pro moted to be a briizadier ccneral onlv a few weeks ago. FRAIDS STIR UP MANILA. Quartermaster, Contractor and Many Others Are Arrested. Manila (By Cable). Interest in the capture and fate of Aguinaldo is well nigh overshadowed in Manila by sen sational developments, present and .pro spective, of frauds in the Commissary Department. How widely these extend has not yet been ascertained, but enough is already known to justify the belief that they arc far-reaching. Capt. Frederick J. Barrows, of the Thirteenth Volunteer Infantry, quarter master of the Department of Southern Luzon, together with seven commissary sergeants, several civilian clerks, a prominent government contractor, the assistant manager of the Hotel Oriente, the proprietors of three of the largest bakeries in Manila, a number of 'store keepers and other persons have been arrested. The invsctigation has scarcely begun; but thousands of sacks of flour, a quan tity of bacon and wagon loads of other goods, all bearing government marks, have been found in the possession of un authorized persons. It is alleged that the contractor in question, who has been doing a business approximating $100,000 per month, has spent huge sums in entertaining officers. A prominent commissary officer is ac cused of leading a scandalously immoral life. It is asserted that large quantities of stores have been lost or stolen in tran sit, and also that there is a shortage in the commissary depot. New scandals are developed daily. Illicit transactions have been traced back to June, igoo, and it is possible that there are others of earlier date. The exorbitant tariff on provisions makes the surreptitious sale of commis sary supplies immensely profitable. It is understood that other United States officers may be arrested. Lieutenant Philip K. Sweet, of the Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry, is prose cuting the investigation, under the di rection of Colonel Wilder, chief of po lice. MOMENTARY SIGNS Berlin (By Cable). Emperor Wil liam's speeches at the dedication of the new barracks, near the imperial castle, of the Emperor Alexander Grenadier Regiment, are siill the sensation of the hour. The Vorwaerts vouches for its sharpest version of His Majesty's speech. The Hamburger Correspondent also says that the version published in the Kreuz Zeitung is much milder than the Emperor's original words. The press is still puzzling over what caused Emperor William recently to indulge in such pessimistic talk, and considers his words to be unwarranted by facts. T.iey point out also that the Emperor's pre diction answering a toast . Thursday Daniel Willlard General Manager. Washington (Special). Daniel Wil lard has been appointed general man ager of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, the vacancy being caused by the resignation of Frederick D. Underwood. Mr. Willard has been assistant general manager, having come to the Baltimore and Ohio from the Soo Line, where he was superintendent. Previously he was connected with the Central of Vermont and the Lake Shore and Michigan. He is considered an expert in railway econo mies. If he accepts he will be among the youngest general managers in the country, being only 40 years of age. Representative Bellamy In a Fight, Wilmington, N. C. (Special). As an outcome of the heated municipal cam paign, there was a street fight here be tween Representative John D. Bellamy and City Attorney Iredell Meares. The immediate cause of the difficulty was a written statement by Meares regarding back taxes alleged to be owed the city by Bellamy. Bellamy told Mears that his statement was a lie. Meares re sponded with a blow and Bellamy de fended himself. Both received blows in the face, but nei'.her was badly hurt. Rev. John Jasper Dead. Richmond, Va. (Special). Rev. John Jasper died at his home here, aged 90 years, and full of the faith that made him so firm in the literal truth of the words of the Bible and his own peculiar theory that the "sun do move." He was ignorant, but bore himself with peculiar native dignity. He was a good and powerful leader of bis race, a man respected of all, and though absurd in his well-known theory, was far from being grotesque. Hit last words were "My work is finished. I am waiting at the river, looking across for other orders." A Military Commission Will Deal With Filipino If He Declare Allegiance. PRESIDENT DISPOSED TO BE LENIENT. General MacArthur Will Make No Bargain With Aguinaldo, Giving Him Freedom In Return for Aid In Establishing Recognition of Amen lean Sovereignty-Will Be Held for the Preenl as a Prisoner of War. Washington (Special). If Emilio Aguinaldo has violated any of the laws of war and declines to take the oath of allegiance to the United States, he will be tried by a military commission to be appointed by Major General Mac Arthur. This is the important feature of in structions sent by Secretary Root to General MacArthur regarding the dis position to be made of the prisoner. General MacArthur will make no bar gain with Aguinaldo, giving him' free dom in return for aid in establishing recognition of American sovereignty. He will inform Aguinaldo that the Gov ernment is disposed to deal leniently with him and he will be held for the present as a prisoner of war. He will be kept under close surveil lance, so as not to be able to communi cate with his former subordinates to the injury of the United States. He will be allowed, if he desires, to take the oath of allegiance and then to acquaint the Filipinos generally with what he has done and his views as to their future course. It was explained that notwithstand ing the fact that Aguinaldo was cap tured, the President holds that his case comes within the scope of the amnesty proclamation issued by General Mac Arthur last summer, and the enabling act recently passed by the Philippines Commission. NEW PRESIDENT FOR READINQ. Oeorge F. Baer, a Member of the Executive Committee. Philadelphia (Special). "Announce ment during the week of important changes in the management of the Reading Company is expected. Joseph S. Harris will retire from the presi dency of the company; George F. Baer, a director of the company and a mem ber of the executive committee, will succeed him. "The proposed change in the presi dency of the Reading Company is rhe result of several recent conferences with Mr. Morgan, who, with the Vanderbilts, is the dominating factor in the affairs of that company. "The Reading Company owns and controls the stock and bonds of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, the stock of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, and stocks and bonds of various other corporations which go to make up the Reading system." A Desperate Burglar Killed. Chicago (Special). After having been wounded in a previous attempt at burglary a few hours before, Cornelius Doherty, one of four who attempted to break into the Newberry Building, on East Ontario street, met a tragic death while running away from Watchman Frank Kelly, who shot him in the left temple and the left thigh. Kelly had driven away three men earlier in the evening, discovering them as they were climbing the fire-escape. He fired sev eral shots at the fugitives, and one, who fell, but regained his feet, is believed to have been Doherty. Shortly after mid night the men returned. Kelly again discovered them, and, as the men raa fired, killing Doherty. New War Minister at the Hague. The Hague (By Cable). Lieutenant General Kool has been appointed Min ister of War in succession to Lieutenant General Eland, whose resignation was announced March 16 in consequence of an antagonistic vote in the Chamber. OF MENTAL DEPRESSION." night, to the effect that Germany would soon have to fight against overwhelm ing odds, is at variance with all the declarations of Count von Bulow, the imperial chancellor, who presents Ger many as surrounded by friends. The Vorwaerts is of the opinion that the Emperor's speeches are momentary signs of mental depression occasioned by the Bremen outrage, which the Em peror continues to attribute to a deep laid plan, instead of regarding it as the irresponsible deed of an epilectic. This opinion is systematically strengthened by the conservative press, clippings from which persons of the Emperor's entour age take care regularly to place before him. Boy Murderer Sentenced. Union, W. Va. (Special). In the Circuit Court here the jury in the case of Charlie Crawford, the 14-year-old boy who shot and killed his 16-year-old brother, Frank, on February 11, because he refused to let him have dogs to go hunting found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and he was sentenced to the Reform School till he is 21 years old. The father of the boys is serving a six-year term in the penitentiary for attempting to murder his brother-in-law, and is also under indictment for forgery. Zimmerman to Pay the Duke's Debts. London (By Cable). The Duke of Manchester appeared in the Bankruptcy Court for public examination, but the case was again adjourned to. May 10 It was represented that Mr. Zimmer man, the duke's fatner-in-Iaw, had just arrived in England and was investigat ing the debtor's affairs, and that, there fore, it would be for the benefit of the creditors to adjourn the case until the investigation was completed. This is taken as an intimation that Mr. Zim merman proposes 'to extricate his son-in-law from his embarrassments. Five Years for a Cashier. Denver, Col. (Special). U. M. Hen derson, former cashier of the First National Bank, of Greely, Col., who pleaded guilty in the United Statei Dis trict Court to a charge of having em bezzled $27,000 from the bank, has been sentenced by Judge Hallett to five years imprisonment in the Leaven worth (Kan.) penitentiary. Sweden Adopts the OullloUae. Stockholm, Sweden (By Cable). The Riksdag has sanctioned guillotin ing instead of beheading with an ax in case of capital punishment, LIVE NATIONAL AFFAIRS, , Presidential Appointments. The President just announced that he had made the following appointments: To be delegates to the International Conference of American States, Cyrus Northrop, of Minnesota; Henry C. Davis, of West Virginia; William I. Buchanan, of Iowa; Charles M. Pepper, of the District of Columbia; Volney W. Foster, of Illinois. To be members of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission, John M. Thurston, of Nebraska: Thomas II. Carter, of Mon tana; William Lindsay, of Kentucky; George W. McBridc, of Oregon; Fred erick A. Bctts, of Connecticut; ex-Congressman John M. Allen, of Mississippi; Martin H. Glynn, of New York; John F. Miller, of Indiana; Philip D. Scott, of Arkansas. Receipts From Revenue Tax. The following statement prepared at the Internal Revenue Bureau shows the receipts, by items, from the war revenue act only from June 13, 1808, the date on which the act went into effect, to February 28, 1901, cents omitted: Schedule A (documentary stamps), $08,420,099; schedule B (proprietary stamps), $12,784,694; beer, $89,154,822; special taxes, $14,026,359; tobacco, $42, 405 859; snuff, $2,393,275; cigars, $8,291, 608; cigarettes, $3,547,490; legacies, $6, 889,055; excise tax, $2,398,823; mixed Hour, $20,609; additional taxes on to bacco and beer, $978,816. Total, $281, 3",5iS. New Official for Venezuela. Scnor Pulido, the Venezuelan Charge d'Affaires, received a cablegram from his Government stating that the con stituyente has appointed President Cas tro to be Provisional President of Vene zuela. The constituyente is framing a constitution for this South American republic. When the presidency changed hands not long ago Castro proclaimed himself President, and this action of the constituyente invests him with the full powers of a presidential ruler to the limit of its authority. May Change Designs of Stamps. The question of changing the design of the regular issue of postage stamps is under consideration at the Post Of fice Department. Third Assistant Post master General Madden said it was probable that the name of the person will be printed under the head borne on the stamps. Other changes suggest ed which may receive serious consider ation are that the dates of birth and death of the person may be printed tinder the name, and that the design also bear an inscription giving tlic year of issue of the particular series of stamps. Commissioner of Patents Qualifies. Frederick I. Allen, of Auburn, N. Y was sworn in Saturday as Commission er of Patents, succeeding Charles H. Duell, resigned. All the employes of the office were introduced to their new chief and took leave of the outgoing commissioner. Capital News in General. The Navy Department received a ca blegram from Admiral Remcy saying that during a fire in the sailroom of the gunboat Petrel Lieutenant-Commander Jesse M. Roper was suffocated and 22 officers and men prostrated. Secretary Gage gave his reasons for questioning the expediency of using the growing surplus either to buy govern ment bonds or increasing the deposits in the banks. --The "recall of Minister Loomis, our diplomatic representative in Venezuela, is significant, as showing that this gov ernment's relations with Venezuela arc strained. President McKinley will make an ad dress and Chauncey Depew will deliver the oration at the unveiling of the Logan statue in Iowa Circle. Minister Loomis has been recalled to Washington to explain in detail the cir cumstances connected with the Vene zuelan controversy. President Orcutt, of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com pany, signed the contract to build the cruiser Charleston. The Navy Department was advised of the arrival of the cruiser New York at Tangier. It is reported from a source, usually correctly informed, that Ambassador Choate will retire from the diplomatic service soon and be succeeded by Post master General Smith. Capt. William B. Gordon, of the Ord nance Department, was appointed pro fessor of natural and experimental phil osophy at West Point. Among the naval appointments made by the President was that of Capt. Ed win M. Shepard to be a rear admiral. The Secret Service Bureau announced that a clever counterfeit five-dollar sil ver certificate is in circulation. Census statistics show a gratifying in crease in the manufacturing industries of the District of Columbia. Charles' Momm, first assistant exam iner in the Patent Office, committed suicide. General Stewart Van Vliet, retired, died at his residence in Washington. Secretary Long cabled to Admiral Rodgers, on the cruiser New York, to proceed to Manila, instead of conveying Consul General Gummere to Mazagan, as there are indications that the 'Sultan of Morocco will yield to milder meas ures. William J. Murtagh, a well-known liea of paralysis. The War Department will keep 50,000 men in the Philippines until order is restored. The President has appointed W. A. Rodenburg, of Illinois, a member of the Civil Service Commission, and Freder ick I. Allen commissioner of patents. William Corcoran Eustis has been ap- Eointed third secretary to the United tates Embassy at London. Our New Possessions. In an address to the graduates of the Manila Nautical Academy, General MacArthur predicted a splendid future for Philippine commerce. General MacArthur approved the findings of a court-martial, which sen tenced five Filipino bandits to be hanged and others to be imprisoned. General Young and staff arrived at San Francisco on the transport Logan, which also brought the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Regiments from Manila. Many laborers are leaving Porto Rico for Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands. Colonel Murray, of the Forty-third Infantry, has received the surrender of seven officers and thirty-two rifles, and also fifty-two bolonen, at Takloban, Island of Leyte. A despatch from MacArthur indi cates that the insurrection in Mindanao is nearly over. . There have been no developments in the case of D. M. Carman, the Ameri can contractor, charged with aiding the Manila insurgents, and who was recent ly released on $10,000 bail. He has suf ficiently recovered from the illness with which he was stricken after his arrest to be at his office, and is now attending to business. RICHMOND HOTEL FIRE. The Palatial Jefferson a Prey to tbe Flames. SOUTH'S GREATEST CARAVANSARY. The (healer Portion of the Magnificent Hotel Is la Ruins-No Lives Are Known to Have Been List, Although Several People Had Narrow Escapes, and the Quests Were Rescued With Difficulty. Richmond, Va. (Special). Richmond Friday night suffered her greatest dis aster by fire since the burning of the Spotswood Hotel, on Christmas Eve, 1870. The Jefferson Hotel, the magnifi cent structure built and furnished by the late Lewis Ginter, at a cost of about $1,000,000, is in ashes. No lives were lost. The hotel was constructed of buff brick and granite foundation, and was regarded as semi-fireproof. It burned like tinder. The building covered half a block in the ultrafashionable part of the city, fronting on West Main and Franklin streets. The flames broke out in the upper part of the Main street side, spread with a tremendous rush, and soon that part of the building was a seething mass of fire. Prompt measures were taken to awaken and alarm the guests, and soon these were rushing through the corrid ors in mild confusion. There were in the hotel many fine works of art, including in the Franklin street court Valentine's marble statue of Jefferson. Although the hour was late when the fire broke out, an immense crowd was attracted. The guests who were driven out of the Main street portion and those in the Franklin street part took refuge in the lobbies of the latter, and there th scenes of distress and excitement beg gared description. Several persons were hurt by falling down stairs, etc. One man had his hip broken. No one perished in the flames. The fire started in the linen room from a defective flue. Insurance is about $650,000. There was in the hotel a party from Montreal, Canada. None of these were hurt, but all lost their baggage. All the surrounding houses arc filled with property taken from the hotel. There lias been some looting and several ar rests have been made. During the progress of the fire thousands of people gathered in the vicinity, and many women wept as they contemplated the work of destruction. Except for the general confusion there were no startling incidents. Immediately upon the discovery of the fire, which was eating in to the ceiling of the linen room, the hotel fire apparatus was brought into' play, but the hose burst. Attendants then dashed through the building awakening the guests, many of whom were sleeping, and had to be dragged out of bed. A Life-Saving Plan. Welch, V. Va. (Special). After six months steady work the Norfolk and Western lias ahnnl rrmrlitorl tVi txtir fan plant that is to furnish pure air for uieraeauiy .cast cna tunnel at LoalUale. The plant consists of three enormous fans, with two 200-horsepower engines to run them. The nlant hn rnst nv,r $60,000 and will have to be kept in oper- ouuii instil aim uay constantly, since the Norfolk and Western has been in operation through this section, a little less than twelve years, seven men have been asphyxiated in the East End tun nel and twice as many more have been carried out unconscious and within few minutes of death. Safe Breakers Foiled. Raleigh, N. C. (Special). The safe of tlic Southern Express Company was blown open by safe-crackers. The con cussion was so great that it knocked out a plate-glass window and foiled the robbers in their efforts to get money and valuables. The office of the com pany is on the principal street and the report of the explosion brought a large crowd to the office at onci. The safe crackers, of whom there were three, were frightened away, though a large sum of money was within easy reach. It was the most daring attempt at rob bery ever made here. Settled Their Differences. Bristol, Tenn. (Special). The con tention between the Carter and Shields factious of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company and the Virginia South western Railway were settled here. Cor nelius Shields resigned as coreceivcr and the appointment of Judge Archer A. Phlegcr as his successor was agreed upon. H. K. McIIarg -is retained as coreceivcr. All the liens filed by the two sides have been withdrawn. Mr. Shields has, it is stated, accepted a posi tion as vice-president and general man ager of a large iron, coal and railroad company in Nova Scotia, Illinois Lyncher Sentenced. Galesburg, 111. (Special). Consterna tion prevails among those who Wed nesday night led in the attempt to lynch Edward Jackson, the alleged murderer of Charles B. Rowe, because the Sheriff has sworn out a number of warrants. The first arrest was that of E. C. Gross, of Madisonville, Ohio, who during the riot, it is alleged, urgad the crowd to kill the Sheriff. Gross was arraigned before Judge Post, who fined him $100 and gave him a icrm of one year in the county jail. Gross has a wife and four children at Madisonville. $100,000,000 Added to Capital. Philadelphia, Pa. (Special). By the largest stock vote ever cast in the his tory of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany the shareholders of that corpora tion re-elected the old board of direct ors and authorized an increase of $100, 000,000 in the present capital stock. The number of shares voted was 1,793,442, representing 59.18 per cent., a greater percentage tlian any previous election. May Admit Sons ol Veterans. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Special). The N. B. Forrest Camp of Confederate Veterans is preparing a new constitu tion and by-laws, which will allow all sons and grandsons of Confederate vet erans to become members of the or ganization. An effort will" be made to have the convention at Memphis in May adopt the plan, so as to make it a na tional law of the organization. It is thought that this, if adopted, may nierge the organization of the Sons of Vet erans into the United Confederate Vet erans and dissolve the individuality of the sons' camps. Five Men Murder Two. Charleston, W. Va. (Special). Five men who murdered an inoffensive Ital ian, and an old man who attempted to defend him, were brought here from Fayette county and placed in the Kan awha jail to prevent a threatened lynch ing. They are C. E. Chamberlain, John Perkins, Perry Christian, Robert Walt ers and John Lewis. At Boomer the five, while drunk, attacked a harmless Italian and were beating him to death when George W. Dent, aged 58 years, interfered. They then divided their wrath and killed both the Italian and Dent. COMMERCIAL Kl'VIEW. deoiral Trade Conditions, New York (Special.) R. G. Dun ft Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "Hie position of general business is satisfac tory, being marked by increased activity of retail operations throughout the West, and in some Atlantic seaboard cities, which is considered the forerun ner of a generally good Spring trade. New enterprise is reflected in the largest demand for many months for builders' hardware and general materials and contracts for prompt delivery of all structural goods are very difficult to place. Collections are prompt and rail road tonnage is well maintained. "Quotations of pig iron and finished steel tend toward a higher level. There is still the wholesome element of con servatism, which prevents violent fluctu ations and keeps the advance at a mod erate rate, but the tendency of the mar ket is undeniably toward better things. "The amount of cotton coming for ward at the South indicates that planta tion stocks are by no means exhausted, and preparations for the new crop promise an enormous acreage. From the top point of the season the price has fallen $18.45 a bale, and the only apparent clement of strength at pres ent is the over-sold condition of the speculative market. "Failures for the week numbered 124 in the United States, against 183 last year, and 33 in Canada, against 27 last year." Bystreet's says: 1 "War talk induced some short cover ing in wheat this week and floup strengthened on better demand, bu crop reports were in the main favorable. Corn has been in good export demands but is held down by increases in sup plies, weather at the West keeping good. "Great strength and activity fully vp to the recently established standards of the market were seen during the week. Prices advanced in the early days of the week and the steel industrial stocks fairly shared honors with the railroad list. In both departments of the market new records as to quotations were made, and although there was a con siderable amount of manipulation out side participation increased." latest7quo7ations. Baltimore. Flour Baltimore Best Patent. .. .4 75a High Grade Extra 4.25a Cornmeal, per 100 pounds. .. .1 . ioat .20 Hominy, per bbl 2.6oa2.70 Hominy Grits, per bbl 2.6032.70 Wheat. No. 2 red, 7Syi; steamer No. 2 red, 76'2; sample lots, 70378)4. West ern opened firmer; March, 77J-S. Corn. Quote white nominally at 48a 49, and yellow at 46347. Cob corn, 2.40 per bbl. Oats. White No. 2, 32333; white, No. 3, 34; No. 4, 30331; mixed, No. 4. 28328,. Rye. Quote: No. 2 rye in ear lots, 56c. nominal; No. 3, rye, 53c; No. 2, Western rye, 58c. B3g lots nearby quotable at from 50.156c. per bushel. Mill Feed. $20.50 per ton; medium, do. $20.00. Hay. Market quiet and about steady. No. 1 timothy, $16.25316.50; No. 2 tim tithy, $15.75316.00; No. 3 timothy, $15.00 115.50; No. I clover mixed, $14,508 15.00; No. 3 clover mixed, .$13.50 14.50; No. 1 clover, $14.00314.50; No. 2 clover, $13.00314.00. Cloversecd. New. Western clover, on spot, at lie. per lb, and choice do at 1 1, '4c. Green Fruits and Vegetables. Onions, per bushel, $1.2031.25. Cab bage. Danish, per ton, $i8.ooa20.oo; du, new Florida, per rrate, $2.2532.50. Cel ery, per dozen, 40a6oc. Apples, per bbl, $1.7534.00. Oranges, Florida, per box, $2.2533.00. Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl, $S.ooaq.oo. Potatoes. White, Msryland and Pennsylvania, prime, per bushel, 45a 48c; do New York, 'primes, per bushel, 45352c; do. Michigsn and Ohio, per bushel, 48350c; do, new, Bermuda, per bbl $4.5oa5.oo; do new, Florida, per bbl $4.0035.00. Sweets, Eastern Shore, kiln dried, per bbl, $1.2531.50. Beans and Peas. New York, mar row, choice hand picked, $2.4032.45; do 'do medium, do do, $2.2oa2.25; do do pea do do. 2.15.12.25. Blackeye peas, per bushel, choice new, $1.60. Provisions. The market is firm. Jobbing prices are as follows: Bulk shoulder:, 7J4c; do short ribs, 8c; do clear sides, 9c; bacon rib sides, 9ijc; do clear sides, 10c; bacon shoulders, 8c, Fat backs, 8c. Sugar cured breasts, toyic; sugsr cured shoulders, 8'4c Hams Small, iiJ-jc; large, nc; smoked skinned hams, njc; picnic hams, SJ-ic. Lard Best refined, pure, in tierces, 8j4c; in tubs, 9c per lb. Mess pork, per bbi, $16.00. Live Poultry. Market firm. Quote: Hens, ioane; old roosters, each, 25c; spring chickens, loai2c; winter do, 2 lbs and under, i6ai8c. Ducks, 10313c. Turkeys 10.114c. Geese, apiece., 50365c. Dressed Poultry. Turkeys, 10314c. Ducks, 13314c. Chickens, 9al2C Geese, Qauc. Capons, 13318c. Butter. The market is steady. We quote: Creamery Separator 22323 Creamery Gathered Cream 20321 Creamery Imitation i8ai9 Eggs. Fresh hid eggs, J2ai2'j0. Dressed Hogs. Choice Western Msryland and Pennsylvania light weights, per lb, 6J4c.; Southern Mary land and Virginia, per lb, 6c. . Calves. Strictly nice veal, per l.b 6a6;4c. Lambs and sheep. Spring lambs, choice, 5a6c. per lb, poor, small stock, 5c. per lb. . Philadelphia. Wheat, steady; contract grade March, 77Ja78c. Corn, firm, 'tc. higher; No. a mixed, March, 45'AWAc. Oats, steadv. No. a white clipped, 33c. But ter firm; prints, 22c; fancy VVestens creamery, 22l,c; do do prints, 23; da nearby prints, 25c, Eggs, fresh near by I2?4c; do Western,ijc; do South western, 13c; do Southern, lac. Cheese steady; New York full creameries, fan ,cy, small, I2ai2c. Live Slack. Chicago, 111. Cattle. Receipts, 5700 head, nominally steady; good to prime steers, $5.ooa6.oo; fancy up to $6.25; poor to medium, $3.6534.80: stockers ind feeders steady to firm, $2.7534.50; cows $2.6034.25. Hog's, mixed and butchered, $5.8536.15. East Liberty, Pa. Cattle, steady; ex tra, $5.5035.65; prime, $5.2035.40; com mon, $3.2534.00. Hogs, active and Jiigli er; prime mediums, best Yorkers and heavy hogs, $6.2536.30; light Yorkers, $6.1536.65; good pigs, $5.9036.00. Sheep steady; choice wethers, $5.1035.25, LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Newark is to have a labor temple. .ace 4rack iockcys have organized. Brooklyn has a co-operative iros ivorks. Chicago clerks demand Sunday clos ing of utores. In igoo there were constructed in New York City buildings to the value Of $20, 000,000. Cjtrn exports brought to this coun try ft 19,000,000 mora in 1900 than in i8of Sffta papetl .crs and painters hat been conceded J per ceil, ad vai iv '
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