STEAMER BURNS AND SCORES PERISH Sixty People Lost or Missing la Terri ble Disaster. MANY OF THE CREW MISSING. Steaaer City ol Plttsbarj Destroyed Near Taraers Landing, oa lit Ohio River Tin Ftaaes Break Out at 4 o'clock la the Morn lt aaa Sooa Envelop the Vessel The PatMafera Become Paolc-Strlckeo. Cairo, III., (Special). The side-wheel ateamer City of Pittsburg, bound from Cincinnati for Memphis, was burned to the water's edge at Turner's Landing, on the Ohio River, near Ogden's, 111., 24 miles from this city. It is reported that 60 lives were lost and that many others were badly burned, but the list of losses is not yet definitely determined. All available boats from Cairo went to the scene for relief. The steamer Maud Kilgore brought the survivors here at 6 P. M. and clothing was given them. Capt. John V. Phillips says .10 of the passengers are missing and the same number of the crew. Eighty of those who were on board have been accounted for. Most of the passengers were still in bed when Clerk Oliver Phillips gave the alarm. The fire began in the forward part of the boat. The engineers at once started all the pumping engines, while the crew brought all the fire hose into play. Amid streams of water on all sides, flames from the lower deck and dense clouds of smoke, the passengers rushed from their staterooms and a frightful panic ensued. The appeals of the of ficers and crew could not appease the terror-stricken crowds. They interfered with those throwing water on the flames, as well as with those working with the lifeboats. Few could adjust life pre servers or do anything to help them selves. The smoke was stifling. Great clouds floated through the blazing steamer, choking the passengers and adding to the terror. Children cried pitifully, beg ging that they might be saved. Lifeboats were manned and every effort was made to save the passengers from the floating furnace. From the river banks the sparks from the burning craft and the dense clouds of smoke, tinged with flames, made a strange spectacle. Boats were sent from shore to help in the work of rescue. Laden to the limit with passengers in scant attire, these boats returned to the river bank. As fast as they could be emptied they re turned to the ill-fated steamer. The burning steamer was quickly beaded for the bank, but many passen gers were forced to jump from the tern. In trying to swim ashore through the swift current a number were drowned. Many also perished in the flames. About 20 women were taken off In a yawl. Help, except from persons living rear by, did not arrive until 2.30 P. M. Passengers having only night clothes and without food suffered terribly. CHINESE REBELS BESIEGE NAN NINO. Aanrkaa and Japanese Ministers Object to the British Tariff. Canton, (By Cable). The rebels are besieging Nanking, an important city in the Province of Kwangsi, and it is re ported that the place has already fallen. The telegraph wires beyond Wuchow, between Canton and Nanking, have been cut. London, (By Cable.) A dispatch to a newsagency from Shanghai, says the for eign merchants there are increasing their opposition to the tariff proposals of Sir James L. Mtickay, the British tariff commisioner, which include the aboli tion of the Likin and the increase of the import duties. The American and British Icommisioners met and fully, discussed the question. Subsequently the American commissioner announced that his decision was against Sir James' pro posals. The Japanese commissioner also condemns them. A OREAT AIRSHIP. C I Hoffman, at Milwaukee Claims Maxim's $250,000 Prize. Milwaukee, Wis. (Special.) C. T. Hoffmann, of this city, the inventor of an airship which he says is certain to answer all expectations, is out with a claim for the premium of $250,000 of fered by Sir Hiram Maxim, of London, to the inventor of a useful airship for military purposes. Mr. Hoffmann proposes to give $125, 000 of the prize to any capitalist who will back him in building his vessel, and to put up $50,000 more for a challenge exhibition with the Chicago Air Naviga tion Club. One patent covers the invention made by Mr. Hoffmann. He claims to have devices enabling him to start and go up ward under any conditions, to move in any direction, to maintain an equilib rium under all circumstances, and to alight safely anywhere. Electric Chair for Thre:. Hud son, N. Y., (Special). The jury in the case of Burton, Willis and Fred crick Van Wormer, charged with the murder of their uncle, Peter A. Hal lenbcck, returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against all three of the accused. The youths were sentenced to be electrocuted at Clinton Prison. Uannemora, in the week beginning May 30. The case will be carried to the Court of Appeals, notice of which will act at a May of execution. Sick Qaeea Is Weaker. Tbe Hague, (By Cable). An oflcial bulletin from Castle Loo announces that Queen Wilhelmina's typhoid fever is fol. lowing its normal course and that no complications have supervened, although her strength is diminishing. She remains fully conscious. In consequence of the Eueen's illness the birthday of her hus ind. Prince Henry of the Netherlands, passed practically unnoticed. Telegrams of sympathy with her in her illness are pouring in from all parts of Europe. Bulgaria Blames Turkey. . Sofa, Bulgaria, (By Cable). The Bulgarian Government has issued a cir cular to its agents in Turkey, declaring its disapproval of the disorders among Bulgarians in Turkey. It has, at the 'lame time, informed the powers that Bulgaria is unable to maintain tranquil ity in the Balkan peninsula unless con ditions in Turkey are bettered. Another fight between Turkish troops und 18 Bul garians has orc.irred near Kilindier. Eiglft of the Bulgarians were killed. Turks tay three of the dead men wore the uniform of the Bulgarian army. SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS. Domestic The chief of police of San Francisco announced that the murderer of Nora Fuller was C. B. Hadley, who disap peared at the time and has never since been seen. The plant of the Monongahcla Tin plate Works, covering five acres of ground, in Pittsburg, was saved from de struction by fire. The Rockdale Lime Company, of Toms Brook, Va., sold its entire plant to J. C. Paxton, of Boutctourt county, for $2 1,0-5. . W'hilc playing Wild West, Carroll Wil li'. 15 years of age. was stabbed in Winchester. Ya., by Robert L. Gray, Jr., another youth. Fourteen competitors submitted mod els for the Jefferson Davis memorial arch to be erected in Richmond, Va. The arrival of a lot of non-union line men at McKeesport resulted in a fight with the strikers in which the police took a hand. Several men were injured, including F. B. Mattox, who said his home was in Baltimore. The brig Jennie Hulbert, of Baltimore, was towed into Savannah after a terrible experience in a storm. The caotam was crushed to the deck by a falling spar. The first mate and several of the crew were also injured. Peter Van Vlissingen wrote an open letter to the President, quoting from a number of treaties to show that mules have been considered by this govern ment to be contraband of war. A colored man was arrested in Mor gantown, W. Va., being the ninth to be taken into custody on suspicion of hav ing murdered Altred Jones. Mrs. Lottie G. Dimon secured a ver dict against the New York Central Rail road Company for $60,000 in New York. Thomas Crystal still lives in Helena, Mont., despite the fact that his spinal cord has been severed by a bullet. Abraham May was shot and killed in Kingston, Tenn., by his wife. General Chaffee had a talk with the Datto Grande of the Moros and told him the American sovereignty must be respected. The transport Hancock, with soldiers, has been sent to enforce de mands, if resisted. The National Manufacturers' Associa tion, in session in Indianapolis, elected D. M. Parry, of Indianapolis, president, and selected New Orleans as the next convention city. The International Society of La Sava teur of Paris. France, awarded a gold medal to Miss Emma C. Sickels, of Chi cago, for her bravery in checking the In dian war of 1800. The firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. gave out a statement declaring that J. P. Mor gan is in complete and absolute con trol of the Louisville and Nashville. William M. Jones was committed to jail without bail on the charge of mur dfring George M. Hcywood in Detroit. He emphatically asserts his innocence. A charge of highway robbery was lodged in Richmond. Va., against Rich ard Clay, a boy of seven years, who made a practice of holding up other boys. Herbert Welch, of Philadelphia, pro posed the raising of a fund to endow a scientific and technical school at the Washington and Lee University. Foreign. Many distinguished Frenchmen will be included in the mission to be pres ent at the unveiling of the Rochambeau monument at Washington, May 24. King Edward has taken up his quar ters in Buckingham Palace and exten sive improvements are being made to the grounds surrounding it. The observance of Primrose Day in London showed that the admirers of the late Lord Beaconsfield are as numerous as ever. Pietro Calcagno, an avowed anarchist, is a candidate for a seat in the Italian Chamber f Deputies. Henry XIII. , reigning prince of the Federal State of Rcuss-Greitz, Ger many, is dead. The Duke of Wellington, president of the National Service League of Great Britain, has issued a Manifesto showing that the league's purpose is to urge that naval and military training for national defense shall be made compulsory for all. Professor Slaby and Count Arco, who have a wireless telegraphy system, will send in a bid for the establishment of a .system of wireless telegraphy which the L'nited States proposes to establish in Alaska. It is now announced that Queen Wil hclmina is suffering with typhoid fever, and the government of the Netherlands is considering the question of establish ing a regency. The Belgian Chamber of Representa tives, by a vote of 64 to 34. rejected the proposal to revise the constitution so as to provide for universal suffrage. The protocol was signed by both par ties re-establishing diplomatic relations between France and Venezuela, which had been broken off since 185. Four men were arrested in Paris for defraying the effigy of a saint in a par ish church where it had rested for sev eral hundred years. Hermann Ganswindt, a flying-machine inventor, was arrested in Berlin on the charge of swindling the gullible public. I he Colombian government is sending thousands of troops to the Isthmus from the interior of the country. At the opening of the new Paris Salon the works of several American artists received high compliment j. Emperor William, members of the Im perial Council, military and naval of ficials, and some 50 representative men in Germany's commercial and manufac turing interests, sailed from Bremer haven on the steamer Kronprinz Wil hehn for a cruise and interchange of ideas. Russians officials admit that the mur der of the Minister Sipiaguinc was an other alarming symptom of the revolu tionary feeling, which continues to spread. He was mixed up in the stories of financial irregularities charged against numerous Russian officials Financial. The subtreasury statement shows the banks hsve gained $'78.ooo during the pa't week. The price of crude oil has been ad vanced 5 cents a barrel to $120 for the Pennsylvania product. The Amalgamated Copper Company directors have declared a quarterly divi dend of one-half of 1 per cent., a reduc tion of one-half per cent. The directors of the American Tele phone Company at its regular monthly meeting did not take up the question of a new stock issue. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Pittsburg Coal Company is ca'led for April 20. to authorize an issue of $0,000,000 bonds for the purpose of ex tending the company's business. The Nat ional Bread Company of New England has been formed, with a capi tal of $5,000,000. A large bakery is to be established in Boston and. others in every large city in New England. General Passenger Agent George H. Daniels, of the New York Central kail road Company, has appointed F. H. Maiiss passenger agent of the company at Albany, to succeed F E. Barbour, promoted- MORGAN'S GREAT SHIP COMBINE The "Corumunity of Interests" Idea Ex tended to Ocean Transportation. TO BE CAPITALIZED AT $150,000,000. All ol the Ltrje Transatlantic Companies Will Be Either Actually Owned by the Syndicate or Will Be Brought Into Working Agreement With It British Steamers Still to Fly That Flat to Retain Their Subsidies, New York, (Special). The announce ment in London dispatches that J. P. Morgan, who is now abroad, had con summated a plan to combine all the lead ing transatlantic steamship lines, was confirmed at the Morgan banking house. The companies to be consolidated will, it is understood, include the American and Red Star lines, White Star Line, Dominion Line, Atlantic Transport Line and the Lcyl.nid Line. The two last named lines have been under Morgan control for some time. Probable addi tions to this list are Cunard, Wilson and Holland-American companies, and it is understood that a "working agreement" will be reached with the other leading transatlantic companies, including the North German Lloyd, Hamburg-American. General Transatlantic (French) and Allan and Anchor lines. Mr. Morgan has given the matter much of his time since his arrival on the other side. In this country the more im portant details have been in the hands of Clement A. Griscom, of the American Line, while Charles Steele. Mr. Morgan's partner in this city, has had charge of the legal preliminaries. It is yet too early to give the exact scope of the scheme, but as now outlined there will be an American holding com pany into which all the steamship com panies which propose to enter the com bine will put their stock holdings "pool their issues" in exactly the same way that the various concerns embraced in the United States Steel Corporation threw in their holdings, receiving in re turn, stock of the main or parent com pany. Just what the capitalization of the com pany will be is not yet known, but the amount is likelv to he well in excess of $150,000,000. This phase of the project will depend entirely upon the number of steamship companies taken into the com bine. ' One of the most interesting features of the plan deals with the subsidy ques tion. The White Star and Cunard lines receive liberal subsidies from the British government. These subsidies would be withheld or abrogated if the ships of these lines changed their flag from Brit ish to American. Because of this the ships of the White Star, Cunard and the English subsidized companies will doubt less continue nominally under British control. FENCE DISPUTE LED TO A TRAGEDY. Two Men Dead and Woman Probably Fatally Wounded. De Witt, Ark., (Special). A tragedy has been reported six miles east of here, in which Henry Hill and B. F. Dillion lost their lives and Mrs. B. F. Dillion was perhaps fatally wounded. Henry Hill and his brother-in-law, B. F. Dillion, were owners of adjoining larms. A dispute arose regarding a cross-fence between their places. Hill, it is said, took his rifle and went over to Dillion's. It is alleged that he called Dillion out on the front porch and shot him down, killing him instantly. Mrs. Dillion, who is Hill's sister, ran out of the house to her husband, when, it is claimed, Hill shot her through the body. Walter Dillion. a son of the slain man and nephew of Hill, arrived on the scene and shot Hill twice with a rifle, killing him instantly. PRO-BOER QUOTES THE TREATY. Sends President Roosevelt Letter Arguing Against British Camps. Chicago, (Special). Peter Van Vlis singen, who has been one of the most active friends of the Boers in Chicago, has sent to President Roosevelt an open letter advancing an argument against the British mule traffic in the United States. He declares that the traffic is in violation of the treaty of Washington. "Article 6 of that treaty," the letter reads, "lays down three rules by which arbitrators are to be governed. The second rule declares 'A neutral govern ment is bound not to permit or suffer either belligerent to make use of its ports or waters as the base of naval opera tions against the other, or for the pur pose of renewal or augmentation of mil itary supplies of arms or the recruitment of men.' " World's Fair Surplus $450,000. Chicago, 111., (Special). Edward Walker, attorney for the World's Fair directors, has given out the following: "The directors have decided to distribute next month the surplus of more than $450,000 among the Columbian Exposi tion stockholders.. This dividend in May would be about 45 cents, a share and a half of which will go to individuals, and the other half to the city on its $5,000,000 liond issue. The long delay in distribu tion was due to litigation." Havana's J2S.0OO.C0O Loan. Havana (Special). The Municipal Council has decided to issue a new loan of $28,000,000 for the purpose of redeem ing the first and second mortgage bonds of the city, to take up the floating debt and to provide money for the payment of the city sewer and paving contract. Found $,( Worth of Ambergris, Bangor, Maine (Special). William Storey and Robert Mitchell, of Lubec, a fishing town on the Eastern Maine coast, went to Campobello Island, in the Pas. samaquoddy bay, ta 6hoot ducks recently. While there they saw floating in the water a dirty white substance, much re sembling a huge lump of wax. They waded out and brought the object to shore. Now they find it a lump of am bergris, and they have just sold it, clear ing $15,000 each. Killed by His Wife. Kingston, Tenn., (Special). Abraham May, aged 60 years, was shot and in stantly killed by. his wife, to whom he was married four months ago. She is 35 years of age. Mrs. May confessed to the killiing, and stated it resulted from a family quarrel. She is now ill jail. Britain Accepts Holland Boat. New York (Special). The Holland Submarine Boat Company has been no tified by the British Admiralty that one of its submarine torpedo boats has been accepted by the British Navy. LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Oesry Law Will Be Eitended The members of the House who have been chiefly interested in advancing the Chinese Exclusion bill after informal conferences decided to accept the Senate substitute continuing in force the pres ent laws and applying them to the in sular possesions. Representative Kahn, of California, w;ho introduced the drastic Exclusion bill in the House, and Representative Coombs, of California, who aided in perfecting it, both expressed the view that the Senate measure should be ac cepted as the best measure obtainable within the few days remaining before the Geary Jaw expires by limitation. This view was made known to Representative Perkins, of New York, who reported the House Exclusion bill from the For eign Affairs Committee, and an informal understanding was reached that if the California members were willing to ac cept the Senate substitute this course would be taken by the committee and the House. Products of Hie Farms. The Census Office has issued reports that in 1890 the total number of farms reporting Irish potatoes was 2,836.204. with 2.938.952 acres and a product of 23.328.307 bushels, valued at $08,387,614. New York leads with 395.640 acres and a product of 38.0f0.471 bushels, valued at $15,019,135. The total number of farms reporting sweet potatoes was 1,001,877, with 537. 447 acres and a product of 42,526.696 bushels, valued at $19,876,200. The larg est yield was in North Carolina, which had 68,730 acres and a product of 5.781, 587 bushels, valued at $2.1:9,956. Geor gia follows with 70,620 acres and a pro duct of 5."7.674 bushels, valued at $2, 354.390. The other principal state is Virginia, with 40,681 acres and a product of 4.470,602 bushels, valued at $1,720,188. The total number of farms reporting onions was 244.370. with 47,983 acres, and a product of 11.791,123 bushels, val ued at $6,637,625. Farms reporting vegetables other than potatoes and onions numbered 3,515,470, having 2,115.545 acres and a valuation of the product of $113,883,553. Cuban Bill Passes House. The Cuban reciprocity bill, as passed in amended form by the House, author izes the President, as soon as may be after the establishment of an independ ent government in Cuba, and the enact ment by the said government of immi gration, exclusion and contract labor laws as restrictive as those of the United States, to negotiate a reciprocal trade agreement with Cuba, by which, in re turn for equivalent concessions, the L'nited States will grant a reduction of 20 per cent, from the Dingley rates on goods coming into the United States from Cuba, such agreement to continue until Dcccmher 1. 1903. During the existence of such agree ment the duty on refined sugars and all sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard is to be 1.825 cents per pound. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for the amended bill, and 42 Re publicans and 10 Democrats against it. Price of Panama Canal. The Colombian (Panama) canal pro tocol, which was delivered at the State Department on April :, and afterward recalled by Minister Concha for modifi cations, was again presented to Secre tary Hay. The proposal as to price is set out as follows: One year after the exchange of ratifi cations of a treaty, the United States shall pay Colombia the lump sum of $7,000,000. This figure will represent 14 years' rental at $500,000 a year. At the end of the 14 years' period the price which the United States shall pay each year is to be fixed by consent of the two countries. In case the parties cannot agree upon a sum it will be left to an arbitrator selected between the two gov ernments. The protocol provides for the appoint ment of a joint commission which will arrange for all matters pertaining to the administration of affairs within the pro posed canal belt, including the member ship of the mixed tribunals for the ad ministration of justice. It is provided that the policing of the strip shall be per formed by both American and Colom bian constables. Census Report 00 Tobacco, - The Census Bureau has issued a report on' the tobacco crop of 1809, showing that the 308.317 farms which reported a production of tobacco had an acreage of 1,101,483, with a total production of 868, 163.275 pounds, valued at $56,993,003. Kentucky, with 384.805 acres, produces 314.288.050 pounds, valued at $18,541,982. North Carolina, with 203.023 acres, producing 127,503,400 pounds, valued at $8,038,691. Then comes Virginia, Ohio, Tennes see and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania is seventh with 27.760 acres, producing 41, 502,620 pounds, valued at $2,959,304. Cuban Planters Overloaded. The Secretary of War sent to the Sen ate a communication from General Wood again asserting that the planters and Cuban sugar dealers hold the bulk of Cuban sugar. The amount held is so great, he says, that they must unload very soon. He says this large amount, when thrown on the market, will greatly reduce the price and that delay of action toward reduction of the duty on sugar in the l'nited States is playing directly into the hands of the sugar combine. Killed on Ike Rail, 725. The Interstate Commerce Commission has issued a bulletin showing for the three months ended September 30, 1901, a grand total of 725 persons killed and 2.622 injured in train accidents of all kinds in the United States. The total number of train collisions was 1.247 and derailments 1.002, causing damage aggregating $1,842,224 to cars, engines and roadways, exclusive of dam age to merchandise. Capital News la Gcneril. The executive council of the Ameri can Federation of Labor adjourned after issuing an address urging all unions and members to join in agitation against the extensive use of injunctions against workingmen. The Warner-Quinlan Company has protested against the interference by the United States in the asphalt controversy in Venezuela. f he House passed the Fortification Bill und agreed to the conference re port on the Legislative Appropriation Bill. The Cuban Reciprocity Bill was pre sented to the Senate and referred to the Committee on Relations with Cuba. Representative Champ Clark, of Mis souri, of the special committee on the memorial exercises for President Mc Kinley, slated that he might dissent from a report giving thanks to Secretary Hay for his oration because there was a I thread of politics running through it. The Secretary of State transmitted to the Senate a protest from the Chinese government against the exclusion of Chinese from the Philippine Islands. Orders were issued distributing the troops returning from the Philippine! 10 various stations throughout the country. A BIG BLAZE - IN DALLAS, TEXAS One Fire After Another Destroys $3S0, 000 of Propert;. TWO MEN ARE FATALLY INJURED. It Is Claimed By Insurance Men That the Fire In the Suburb Was Incendiary, and the Police and Fire Departments Art Strongly Inclined to lb Belief That II10 Other Fires Were Incendiary. Dallas, Texas, (Special). Two per sons fatally injured, Fire Chief Magcc prostrated and a property loss of fully $350,000 is the result of several fires which occurred in this city shortly af ter 3 o'clock in the morning. After fighting the fire for two hours hief Magce was prostrated and the com mand of the department was turned over to an assistant. The Chief was rescued by the police from the flames and was unconscious for several hours, but is now reported out of danger. Fireman William Spurr, of Company No. 3, was struck in the face with a brick and is said to be fatally injured. The son of Fire Chief Magee, who was sleeping at the Central Station, was found on the floor of the engine room with a fractured skull afterward. He will probably die. The Dorsey Printing Company's build ing and plant was destroyed, the loss be ing $200,000, half covered by insurance. While the Dorsey fire was in progress and more than half the fire department was engaged there, a second alarm was received from Lamar street, close to the large agricultural district. A high wind blowing from the south saved the imple ment establishments and the adjoining property from destruction. Half of the buildings burned were business houses and the remainder dwellings. The Grif fith Lumber Company's yard ignited, and this company is one of the principal losers in that section of the city. It is estimated that the losses in the Lamar street district will aggregate $150,000, of which Griffith & Co. sustain $50,000, with insurance of $25,000: Crow rlus & Co., hides, $8,000, ralf insured; Yeargan Storage Company, $12,000, in surance not known : Weitheimcr & Son, bottling works, $8,000, partly insured ; Keating Implement ompany, loss heavy, A dozen smaller mercantile and manu facturing establishments were destroyed, the losses in each case being from $1,000 to $3,000, with light insurance. While the two big fires were raging another alarm came in from the resi dence district of Fisher Lane, in South Dallas, two miles distant. This fire de stroyed four cottages worth $20,000. DEATH OF MAJOR PRUDEN. For Years Was Assistant Secretary to tbe President Washington, D. C, (Special). Major Oscar L. Pruden, assistant secretary to the President, died at the Garfield Hos pital. Major Pruden was taken to the hospital about two weeks ago, and his death had been expected at any mo ment since then. Major Pruden was born at Dover, N. J., in 1843. His boyhood was spent at his home in that city. At the age of 18 he enlisted in a New Jersey regiment, early in the Civil War, and was sent im mediately to the front to participate in the Virginia campaign. In 1877, under the administration of R. B. Hayes, Major Pruden was made assistant secretary to the President. This place he continued to hold until the time of his death. Major Pruden's special work was in connection with nominations, and it was part of his duty to deliver to Congress all messages of the presidents; Through this Major Pruden became one of the best-known attaches of the White House. TO RAISE PRICE OF POPLAR. The Lumber Manufacturers of Southern States Organlte. Lexington, Ky , (Special). At a meeting here the Yellow Poplar Lum ber Manufacturers' Association of the United States was organized. Ninety per cent, of the poplar manufacturers of the country were represented. It was decided to advance the price of all grades of poplar lumber $2 per 1. 000 feet on an average. The supply of poplar lumber is said to be 800,000,000 feet short this year. The purpose of the association is to maintain uniform prices and recognize one standard of grades. Kentucky, Virginia. West Vir ginia, Tennessee, Ohio, the Carolinas. Florida and Mississippi f.rc the States chiefly interested. Among the directors elected are E. C. Concord, of St. Albans, W. Va. : C. B. Curtin, Sutton, W. Va. : S. L. Lieber man. Nashville; A. J. Gahahan, Chatta nooga, and M. F. Green, Nashville. CHINESE LEARN A LESSON. This Time the Rebels Are Considerate of tbe Foreigners. Hongkong (By Cable). Rev. Mr. Landis, an American missionary, who has arrived here from Nan-Ning, prov ince of Kwang-Si, confirms reports of the rebellion in southern provinces of iiiua. He says all trade beyond Nan-Ning is paralyzed. The stores there are packed w ith goods stopped on their way i to the interior. I The total rebel force numbers about ! 10,000 well-armed men. The country , around Nan-Ning is simmering with dis content arising from oppressions by the prefect of that district. The rebels are friendly toward for eigners and Christians. They allow the imperial post to penetrate into the rebel districts and deliver mail to foreigners. Killed is Saving Hts Grandchild. Wheeling, W. Va., (Special). David Anderson, aged 56 years, was killed at Jims Run, on the Ohio River Railroad, when in the act of trying to save his grandchild, a mere infant, who was on the track. The grandfather and child had gone out to gather wood along the road, and the southbound express was approaching when the child ran on the track. Anderson dashed toward it, pushed it off the way and was hurled from the track by the engine and instant ly killed. Under tht New Wheat Duty. London, (By Cable). The first wheat ship to come under the new taxation reg ulations, the Germi.n ship Henrietta, from San Francises, arrived in the Tyne. The American wheat on board the vessel, will have to pay a duty of i66o. To Buy Building for Embassy. Rome, (By Cable). The Chamber of Deputies has approved, without discus sion, the purchase of a building in Washington to be occupied by the mem bers of the Italian Embassy, SOLDIERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Over One Hundred Men Said to Hart Per ished la Barracks. Managua, Nicaragua, (By Cable). A severe explosion occurred here the night of April 6, A large two-story bar rack, situated near the lake front and in the center of the city, was blown into fragments. Between loo and 200 offi cers and soldiers are reported to have lieen killed and many soldiers and other persons arc reported to have been in jured. A large number of houses near the barracks, including the National Hotel, the Central telegraph station and ' the National Palace, were damaged or ( wrecked. j President Zelaya was absent at Mas- saya at the time of the exph sion, but he hurriedly returned to Managua oil horseback. He has published a statement in which he attributes the disaster to the work of conspirators. He says that tons of dynamite, in addition to a quantity of powder, were stored in the barracks. The actual causes which led to the ex plosion have not yet been determined. After the first explosion the police no tified the terrified people to temporarily leave the city, as it was thought the burning building still contained dyna mite. Large numbers consequently fled to the suburbs. The first explosion was followed by several minor detonations, supposed to have been caused by the ex plosion of packages of gunpowder. The present lowest estimate of the damage caused by the explosion, in houses, furniture, cannon and war ma terial, is 5,000,000 pesos. PEACE MAY BE NEAR. Boer Commands to Elect Representatives for a Conference. London, (By Cable). The first offi cial statement as to the peace negotia tions in South Africa has been given out. The government leader, A. J. Balfour, gave out the following in the Hous,e of Commons : After two conferences between Lord Milner, the British High Commissioner of South Africa, and Lord Kitchener and the Boer delegates at Pretoria, Lord Kitchener, while refusing to grant an ar mistice, on military grounds, has agreed to give facilities for the election and meeting of representatives of the various Boer commands to consider the position. The Boer leaders have, therefore, left Pretoria to carry out this plan. Mr. Balfour added that it was not ex pected that communication between the British authorities and the Boer leaders could be resumed in less than three weeks' time. Mr. Balfour's statement made a gen erally favorable impression. It was argued among the members that the ac tion of the Boer leaders demonstrated that, at any rate, a majority of the del egates favor the acceptance of the sug gested British peace terms. HELD UP A DANC1NQ PARTY. Negro Highwaymen Killed Two Men Who Weut to tbe Rescue. oGreensburg, Pa., (Special). -While a number of young people were returning from a dancing party two masked negro highwaymen held up the couple in the lead and at the point of revolvers over powered Charles McQuillis and forced him to turn over his money and watch. Meanwhile Miss Annie Hill, who was with him, ran back and notified the oth ers in the party, who hurried to the res cue. The highwaymen opened fire and Alexander McNaught and Frank Mc Quillis were shot dead. The robbers then fled to a thicket and escaped. A reward of $500 has been offered. Il la 1..! U. a I .1.. 1.1 -,-, n , mcjr wcic 1111111-13 1IUII1 ll Jamison coal works, where scores of ne 1 groes are employed. His Larynx Removed. San Francisco (Special). The life ol Aaron Johnson has been saved at the City and County Hospital through an operation never performed on this coast,. tnc complete extirpation ot the larynx, on which was a cancerous growth. This will rank as one of three or four suc cessful cases on record in the world, for the danger point is now regarded as passed- An artificial larynx is being made for the patient, which, it is as serted, will enable him to speak, though his voice will be confined tq a monotone Dead Train Robber Identified. San Antonio, Texas, (Special). Mrs. L. A. Cox, of Abilene, Texas, has ar rived in the city, and has further identi fied the man killed by Officer Taylor Wednesday as her son, Orland Caniillo Hanks, an alleged train robber. On the body of the dead man was found between $400 and $500 in bank bills of the Na tional Bank of Montana, which has been identified as money taken from the Great Northern express train at Wagner, Mont., July 3, 1901. Loss Amounts to a Million. Mexico City, (Special). The earth quake Friday evening covered a large ex tent of territory, and is reported down into Central America. The lower section of the Pacific coast of this country felt the shock very severely, and at Tapach ula. an important town in the state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan frontier, there was damage done to property. The loss is estimated at a million dollars, one of the losers placing the damage to his property at $200,000. Lending Money to England. New York (Special). J. P. Morgan & Co. and Baring, Magoun & Co. an nounced that the $25,000,000 of British consols secured jointly by them for sale in this country have been oversubscribed fully ten times. In the opinion of Cecil Baring, applicants are not likely to re ceive more than j per cent, of the amounts of their subscriptions. ODDS AND ENDS OP THE NEWS. The Russian government's scheme for bringing scattered Russiau subjects in the vast empire into closer relationship with the government has failed because the officials appointed to do the work only fleeced the poor peasants. The capital stock of the New York Central Railroad Company will be in creased up to $150,000,000. The British Cabinet was .not satisfied with the Boer peace proposals as pro posed by Lord Milner. The Boers are demanding a representative government. The Chinese rebels ambushed 2,000 im perialist soldiers in a defile in Southern China and killed or captured all of them. J. Picrpont Morgan, the Barings and the Rothschilds have secured 16,000 the new British loan of i32,ooo,ooo. A case of smallpox was discovered on the ship Pennsylvania, which urrived at New ork from Hamburg. Prices were advanced by all the grain and flour markets in the United King dom. John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, declared in the House of Com mons that an infamous conspiracy was on foot 111 England :o foment crime in Ireland where none existed, GENERAL MALVAR HAS SURRENDERED Last of Recognited Philippine Leaders Lays Down Arms. WAS HARD PRESSED BY GEN. BELL The People of Manila Are Delighted at the Prospect of a Resumplion of Trade WMb lb Pacified Provinces, and Ate Anxious to ' Show Their Appreciation of tbe Fact That tb Insurrection Is Really Over. Manila. (By Cable.) General Mal var has unconditionally surrendered to Gen. I Franklin Bell, at Lipa, Batangas province, Luzon, with the entire revolu tionist force of the provinces of Laguna and Batangas The Americans,. General Bell, says, can quell the outbreaks in Tayabas and Cavite provinces and capture all those in the field who have not surrendered ; but General Malvar has ordered the com plete surrender of every Filipino in these districts to the nearest American force. General Malvar personally requested an interview with General Bell in order to make his complete submission. About 3.300 rifles have been received by the American officers in Batangas and Laguna provinces during the last four months. Reporting to division headquarters, General Whcaton says all resistance in his department has ended. The surren ders just announced, he states, mean that the ports will be opened and that the Filipinos in the detention camps can be allowed to return to their homes in time to plant crops. General Whcaton de clares he is especially pleased with Gen eral Bell's care of the natives confined in the camps. The officers in charge are held personally responsible for the qual ity and quantity of the food served out and for the general welfare of the oc cupants. After scouring the mountain passes General Bell employed volunteer bolo men for patrol duty. Numbers of Fili pinos volunteered, and, according to General Whcaton. expressed the liveliest Satisfaction at the treatment accorded themselves and their families; who were in the concentration camps. General Wheaton gives General Bell great credit for his indcfatigability in conducting the campaign. Bell was in the field, on horseback, day and night, personally superintending the most arduous opera tions. The people of Manila are delighted at the prospect of a resumption of trade with the pacified provinces. The lack of news from Samar is due to a defective cable. It is believed that the American commander there has re ceived the surrender of all the revolu tionists in Samar unless the planned pro ceedings were altered. Long on the Navy's Needs. Secretary Long was before the House Committee on Naval Affairs and discuss ed the building of new ships and other items of naval expenditure. He favored a provision for three bat tleships, two armored cruisers and sev eral smaller ships this year along the lines of his recommendations in his an nual report. He also explained features of the improvement at the Naval Acad emy at Annapolis and the expenditures under the emergency fund. When asked as to the building of war ships in government yards, Mr. Long re newed his disapproval of su-h action on the ground that the cost would be about! 25 per cent, greater and that it would have a tendency to build up political or- fr:int7ntinnQ nt tlin nnw vqrrle Ac submarine boats, the Secretary thought it would be well to defer further action until boats now tinder construction ha been completed and tested- 'Church Destroyed by Fire. Philadelphia, Pa., (Special). The Protestant Episcopal Church of the Sa viour, on Thirty-eighth street, above Market, took fire and was soon de stroyed. Surrounding property was in imminent danger. The turning in of 1 -three alarms eualjed the fire department to keep the flames confined to the church edifice. Rev? William B. Bodine. D. D., is rector of the church. The fire burned rapidly, and, notwithstanding the efforts of the firemen, the whole interior was ' soon in ruins, leaving nothing but the four walls. The loss is estimated at $75, 000, covered by insurance. American Boy Killed In the Alps. Lausanne, Switzerland, (By Cable). An American youth and the son of Lausanne publisher, Hcrr Iner, have been killed by falling to the bottom of a gorge in the Encel Pass, near Evionnaz The American was Talcott Williams Chambers, 16 years old, only son of a missionary, Rev. William N. Chambers, stationed at Adana, Asia Minor. Young Chambers was a nephew of Talcott Wil liams, of Philadelphia. ' Fire Destroys Fifty Homes, Kansas City, Mo., (Special). Fire in the southwestern part of this citv de stroyed a section of dwelling houses al most a quarter of a mile long and a block wide. John Stinne, a spectator, was se riously injured by a falling piece of iron, und Edward Bennett, a' fireman, was overcome by heat. About 50 dwelling houses were destroyed and 00 or more families were rendered homeless. Four Persons Killed. Bolivar. Tenn., (Special) At Loone, seven miles north of here, four persons were killed and one fatally hurt by an Illinois Central 'excursion train. The? party were in a wagon and attempted to cross the tracks just south of the depot when the train struck the vehicle, de molishing it. Has Fonnd a New Comet. Geneva, N. Y., (Special). Dr. Wm. R. Brooks, director of Smith Observa tory and professor of astronomy at Ho bart College, "announces the discovery of a new comet. It is in constellation Pe-' gnsus, and an observation just secured made its position right ascension, 25 hours 8 minuter to seconds, declination north 27 degrees 25 minutes. The comet' has a daily motion of about 3 degrees southeasterly and toward the sun. This is the twenty-third comet discovered by Dr. Brooks. , Immense Cairo for Rhodes. . Cape Town, (By Cable). A meeting1 for tlie establishment of a national memorial in honor of Cecil Rhodes was held here. A committee composed of Sir Gordon Sprigg, the Premier, the Mayors of Cape Colony towns and a number of other prominent persons werq appointed. The committee will issue anj appeal for. funds throughout the British1 Empire for the purpose of erecting an immense cairn on Devil's Peak, over-, looking the Cape Peninsula. The cairn' is to be surmounted by an heroic bronze figure of Cecil Rhodes looking to the. orth. ' ;
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