THE MONUMENT TO ROCIIAMBEAU Aa bnpotlof Demonstration at tbe I'd telling la Washington. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Tk Ceremonies Notable for Bringing To gether French and American Sallore aid Soldlera and Ctmenllng the Friendship Whkk Waa Bcfia at a Trying Epoch la Ik HI1I017 el This Country. Washington, D. G, (Special). Amid the enthusiastic demonstrations of a great concourse of people the superb 'bronze atatue of Gen. Count i!e Rocham beau, who brought the b ccs of France Irora across the sea at the hour of great eat peril in the American Revolution, was unveiled here. Seldom has an event pre aented 10 many briliant features of mili tary pageantry, and at the same time given occasion for the manifestation of the strong bonds of friendship existing between the French Republic and the United States. For the first time in its history the national capital witnessed the sight of rank on rank of French seamen twinging through Pennsylvania avenue and mingling their checnt with those of the American bluejackets and soldiers, while at the same time the French tri color was entwined with the Stars and Stripes and the sound of the "Marsel laise" was heard along with the "Star Spangled Banner." The ceremony of unveiling occurred at the southwest corner of Lafayette Square almost directly oposite the White House, where the massive figure of the French general has been erected. Surrounding the figure were great stands to accommo date the many distinguished officials and guests invited to take part in the exer cises. On every hand the colors of France and America were blended. On one stand were gathered representatives of every branch of the government, in cluding the President of the United States and members of his cabinet, the Chief Justice and associate justices of the United Stales S upreme Court, the Lieu tenant General of tbe Army and the Ad miral of the Navy, Senators and Repre sentatives. Not less distinguished was the repre sentation of France, designated by Presi dent Loubet and including General Bru gere. the highest field officer in the French Army; Vice Admiral Fournier, inspector general of the French Navy ; the venerable General Count Chalendar, the descendants of Rochambeau and La fayette, and others, distinguished in French military, official, literary and ar tistic life. With them were the French Ambassador M. Cambnn, and the entire ttaff of the French Embassy, all in bril liant diplomatic uniform, while the dip lomatic corps was represented by the werman, Kussian. Italian and .Mexican Ambassadors and the ministers from many foreign countries. President Roose velt delivered the address of welcome. DISTURBANCE FELT IN FLORIDA. The Effect L'pou the Magnetic Needles at tbe Observatory, Cheltenham, Md. Washington, D. C, (Special). Super intendent Tittman, of the Coast and Geo detic Survey, furnishes the following memorandum regarding the disturbance of magnetic needles by the second erup tion of Mont Pelee : On the morning of May 20, from 4.07 to 4.16, Eastern time, or 5.03 to 5.12, St. Pierre local mean time, there occurred a alight disturbance of the magnetic nee dles at the Coast and Geodetic Survey Magnetic Observatory rt Cheltenham, Maryland, beginning abruptly and reach ing its maximum effect at 507. From "11:57 P. M., May 20, to O:oy A. M.. May 21, Eastern time, or from o:;i to I.05 A.M., May 21, St. Pierre local mean time, a similar, but somewhat larger, disturbance occurred. OFFICIALS SAY WAR IS ENDED. Several Weeks May Elapse Before a Definite Announcement is Made. London, (By Cable). The develop ments in the South African peace situa tion bear out all the details recently ca bled. A member pf the government says : "You are perfectly correct in insisting that everything is practically settled and that the war is at an end. It may be, however, that several weeks will elapse before a definite anouncement can be made. We want to give the Boer leaders every chance in their conference with their followers, and that takes time." . I Negro Tortured to Death. j Dallas. Texas, ( Special) . Dudley ,, v f uu.i Morgan, a negro, was burned at the I Stake near Hullvillc. 100 miles east of i T"l..11.. . w . . sttwd;, ior assaulting .Mrs. .McKee, a white woman, the wife of a section fore man on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Morgan was captured near Mount Pleas ant and identified. After being bound he made this statement: "Tell my wife good bye and tell her how I went. Tell her I was guilty of the charge, and it all occurred on account of Whaley Hurd. He persuaded me to do it. and said he would do the same thing. We planned it at the section-house before day Satur day." Powder Plant Blew I'p. Redding, Cal., (Special). The plant of the Delta Powder Works, located near Delta, was blown up, killing Mrs. George Miller and her child, who resided 100 yards from the plant, and fatally injur ing another child. George Miller, hus band of the dead woman, and George Barber, who was working in the factory, were seriously injured. lOi Bodies Takea Out. Coal Creek, Tenn., (Special). Twenty bodies of victims of the Fraterville mine horror are still missing. Searching par ties have brought out 204 dead bodies nd are hard at work in efforts to re cover the remainder. An awful stench pervades the mine, due to the numerous dead human bodies that have been found nd to the dead carcasses of 19 mine mules, which are still in the mines. Gov ernor McMillan has issued a proclama tion calling upon the people of the State to send assistance to Coal Creek. Harvard May Honor Prcsidcat. Boston, (Special). It is understood t Cambridge that President Roosevelt wishes to visit Harvard at commence ment this June as much as passible like any other "old grad.," and as little as possible as the President of the United States. A professor of the college says that the President may not even get a degree, "pf course, this we know noth ing of at Cambridge," l.e continued. "It is the work of the corporation and the overseers, and except in prominent cases as kept secret until commencement day itself." SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS. Domestic. The independent electrical supply deal ers will file complaints with Attorney General Knox alleging that the F.lectrical Supply Dealers' Association of the United States is a trust, and will ask the Attorney General to proceed against the association under the Sherman Low. The Countess of Itncna Vista sued General Brooke in New York because he abrogated certain alleged slaughterhouses she claimed in Havana by virtttre of a royal decree from the King of Spain in 1704. 1 he United States tronpship Bnford arrived at San Francisco from Manila with some soldiers and Felipe Bucn catnino, secretary of war under Agui naldo, who will call on President Rose velt. It is now estimated that between 150 and 15 men met instant death by the disaster at Coal Creek Mines, near Fer nie, B. C. Mamie Grubbs. 13 years old. was ab ducted from Winchester, Va., and it is feared she was kidnapped by circus men. The John A. Kochlina Sons' Company. of Trenton, N. J., increased the wages of their employes 10 per cent. Decoration Day was observed at Lees burg, Va., S. V. T. Lanham, of Texas, being the orator of the day. Volcanic dust from Mont Pelee was the means of furnishing a beautiful sun set at San Juan, P. R. The United States Commission has made English the official language of the courts, customs service and the Court of Appeals in the Philippine Islands. Lholera is reoortcd to be lcssenine in Manila. In accordance with a plan to die side by side, John Curry shot and killed his sweetheart, Susannc Keeskenieti, and then killed himself, in South Bend. Ind. I he oronosition made to the Genera Conference of the Southern Methodist Church in Dallas, Tex., to give presiding eiders a term ot tour years was tabled. Alfred Hamilton, who was hanged in Whatcom, Wash., for the murder of D. M. Woodbury, cursed the sheriff when he read the death warrant to him. Senator Daniel and Judge Harrison spoke at the Virginia Constitutional Con vention in favor of submitting the Con stitution to a popular vote. H. II. Mateson. former cashier of the First National Bank of Great Falls. Mont., was indicted on the charge of em bezzling $108,000. Frank Berkeley, a fisherman, found a man's body in his net when he pulled it up in the river near Richmond. Va. The town of Clover, on the Southern Railway, in Halifax county, Virginia, was almost completely destroyed by fire. Tommy Noonan died in a Boston hos pital from the effects of a blow received in a prize-fight. The annual services were held in Fred ericksburg by the Assembly of the King's Daughters. The forty-ninth annual conference of the Reformed Presbyterian Church was Held in Philadelphia. Rev. J. B. Craw I to- of v ayncsburg, N. V, was the iKuuvraior. The motion for a subcommittee of three to practically rule Tammany was adopted, the result being a victory for the Crokcr element and a defeat for the Carroll-Van Wyck crowd. Dudley Morgan, a negro, was burned at the stake at Lansing, Tex., for a crim inal assault upon a woman, whose hus band applied the match to the pyre. The Ward Line steamer Vigilanria steamed out of New York harbor under the Cuban flag, being the first to have that distinction. Miss Josephine Holman. who broke off her engagement to Signor Marconi, was married in London to Eugen Eorrst, of muiapest, Hungary. nq icT.na ivts 01 me uouid interests denied that they had bought the Colum bus, Sandusky and Hocking Railroad or nan any use lor it. The steamer John K. Speed, with a valuable cargo, was burned to the water's ed?e while lying at her wharf at New Orleans. 1 he Baptist American Missionary Union in St. Paul, Minn., was addressed by a number of returned missionaries. Foreign. The Colombian government received news that the insurgent Generals Uribe Uribe and Foccion Soto had arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad, thus escaping the pursuit of the government forces commanded by General Pompilio Gutier rez. A Franco-American banquet was held in Paris, the rcception-rotfm being orna mented with portraits of Washington, Rochambeau and Roosevelt and a model of the Rochambeau statue. Emperor William has finally deter mined to start his American-built schooner-yacht Meteor in the race from Hcliogoland to Dover. lulv u. fur th- v. oroiiauon cup. T1,e Belgian steamer Stanleyville, from '"T-JmcI K u R' 'M wr'cke1 on ,jlc (j,, (oast- jjcr passengers an(j crew were saved. British government officials exnress the uiij:i in. i me war in souin Africa IS practically ended, and that, as a result of the conferences between the Boar lead ers and Lord Kitchener and Lord Mil ner at Pretoria, the most of the Boer generals will refuse to continue the fight ing. After entertaining the Czar and the Czarina at luncheon on the French cruis er Montcalm at Crojnstadt. at which toasts were drunk to the Franco-Russian alliance and to the French and Rus sian Navies, President Loubet sailed on his return to France. The council of the colony of Martin ique has declared that the total or par tial evacuation of the island is not jus tifiable at present. Meanwhile the peo ple continue to leave the island. It was suggested in Rome that Arch bishop Ireland may be appointed Arch bishop Corrigan's successor and then made a cardinal. A dispatch from Guatemala states that the town of Quezaltenango has been de stroyed by an earthquake. f . .... f- ., . . FinaoclaL It is reported in Milwaukee that Pres ident Lading of the St. Paul has resign ed. The New York Subtrensurv shows that the banks have gained $915 000 the past week. The Southern Cotton Oil Company has declared a dividend of 4 per cent, payable June 14. 1 A report was current in Wall Street that the control of St. Louis & San Francisco is shortly to pass to one of the larger granger systems. At the present time there are between 45.000 and ,1o,ooo holders of Hock of the United States Steel Corporation. At public auction $30,000 of the Cape Breton Railway first mortgage 5 per cent bonds, due in aoDi, were sold for $1,610. Application lias been made to the New York Stock Exchange to list $1,000,000 additional general mortgage 4 per cent, bonds of 1988 of the Chicago, Rock Is land & Pacific. President E. H. Harriman, of the Southern Pacific, has announced that passenger rates on all Southern Pacific br.ta in Oregon will be reduced from 4 to 3 cents per mile. LAVA STILL FLOWS FROM MOUNT PELEE Hundreds Are Leaving the Island for Trlnadad and Colon. DEAD NOW ESTIMATED AT 30,000, Mount Ptlte Is Still Active 1 Is Throwing Out Vast Quantities ot Fiery Snake, Cinders and Lava Slnct tbe Beginning ol the Erup lions Heavy Rainfalls and Thunder Storms Mava Beta Eiperleuced la Guadaloupe. Point-a-Pitre, (By Cable). The steamer Lifjeld arrived here from Fort dc France, bringing only 12 passengers from that city. The smallness of the number of refugees was due to the fact that rumors are circulating in Fort de France that the Grande Soufriere, on this island, is also in a state of eruption, which is not true. Two thousand persons have left Mar tinique for Trinidad and 1,000 for Colon. Others are leaving as the opportunity of fers. Mont Pelec is still active. It is throwing out vast quantities of fiery smoke, cinders and lava. Frequent de tonations are still heard. From the village of Basse Pnintc to Carbet, an area of 30 kilometers is cov ered with lava. I The captain of the French barkentinc ' Marinette, from Point-a-Pitrc. Miquelon, for St. Pierre, with a cargo of fish, ar rived eff St. Tierrc on Friday last, but, finding that the city had been destroyed, proceeded here. The captain says that St. Pierre presented the appearance of an immense cemetery. He met great quanti ties of floating wreckage and debris. Since the beginning of the eruptions heavy rainfalls and thunder storms have been experienced in Guadaloupe. Orapic Description. Paris, (By Cable). M. Lancssan, minister of marine, has received a letter from the commander of the French crui ser Suchct giving a graphic description of the destruction of St. Pierre. He says that Governor Mouttet was to have gone to St. Pierre on the Snchet, but. as the vessel required some slight repairs, she remained at Fort de France and Governor Mouttet went on another ves sel. He was lost in the eruption. Had the Suchet gone at the time fixed she would have met the fate of the other vessels in the roadstead. The commander relates the steps taken to save the surviv ors at the village of Precheur. Acting Governor L'Heurre cables M. Dccrais, in a dispatch, that the situation in Martinique is unchanged. The misson that went from France in the warship D'Assas, has visited the hospitals, and the members have assured themselves that all measures possible have been taken for the relief of the sufferers. The mission is seeking to restore the confidence of the people. It will pro ceed soon to St. Pierre and the other af fected districts. M. Lancssan formally denies that the Suchet was damaged by another eruption. MOB ATTACKS AUTOMOBILE. Stones, Sticks, Tlncans and Olber Missiles Thrown at tbe Blf Machine. New Y'ork, (Special). Edward R. Thomas, son of Gen. Samuel Thomas, the capitalist, was proceeding along East j Forty-seventh street in his big red auto- ! mobile, his wife and M. Atter, a brothcr- in-law twiner with W,m " - A boy threw a tin can at the machine, striking the chaffeur in the head. Be fore the others in the automobile real ized what had happened a mob of boys and young men gathered and began throwing sticks, stones and other mis siles at the riders. A tin boiler was thrown between the wheels and the chafTciir stopped. The. attack continued until Mrs. Thomas was struck on the back of the head by the lid of the tin boiler and received a bad cut. A number of men who witnessed the assault tried to drive the boys away, but were beaten back themselves. A police man finally used his club freely, and the chaffeur managed to get his machine and its occupants away from the mob. FIRE PANIC IN A HOSPITAL Four Girls Nearly Suffocated by the Smoke Condition Serious. Cincinnati, O., (Special). Fire started in the drying-room in the laundry de partment of the City Hospital here, and although the property damage was small four girls were almost suffocated and a panic was narrowly averted. Kate Gaff ney, Annie Rusch, Rose Pallee and Helen Bovery were found unconscious from smoke, and after being rescued and re suscitated were pronounced tn a serious condition, but will probably recover. Prompt work by the hospital authorities prevented a panic among the hospital pa tients and the fire department soon ex tinguished the flames. Wife Killed by a Joke. Junction City, Kan., (Special). Mrs. W. G. Snokc, wife of Corporal Snoke, of the Ninth Artillery band, stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., died at her home of burns received as the result of a joke perpetrated by her husband. Mrs. Snoke had hidden in an outbuilding and in a spirit of lun locked her husband out. Snoke poured some gasoline on the stone steps and lit it, intending to frighitn her. 1 he names were drawn in under the do:jr and enveloped Mrs. Snoke, who died several hours later in terrible ag ony. She was conscious to the last and exonerated her husband, insisting that his act was intended as a joke. Killed by Llghtolog. Toledo, Ohio, (Special). A terrific electrical and wind storm passed over Northwestern Ohio, doing much dam age in the oil fields. Henry Juallman, a farm hand at Danbury, and Isadore Ml-tzger, aged 25, an oil man at Delphos, were killed. Metzger and five compan ions were in a barn which was struck by lightning. Marcus Silver was fatally in jured and Lee Becknian, William Wtb ler, Nicholas Sarber and Garrett Wien ken were injured. A Vcgctarlaa the Winner. , Berlin, (By Cable). The pedestrian performance of Carl Mann, the vegetar ian, who won the international match from Berlin to Dresden, 125 miles, in 27 hours 13 minutes and 14 seconds, beating the next man, meat eater, by one hour and 45 minutes, has, according to Dr. Gerschel, surpassed the famous Greek's run from Marathon to Athens announcing victory. The Greek did the 140 miles in 48 hours, against Mann's 125 miles in 27 hours. The vegetarian societies are holding special meetings to acclaim Mann. , LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Divine Right ol Kings," Representative Stephens, of Texas, in traduced a resolution that is aimed at the tender of a monument of Frederick the Great to the United States by the German Emperor. It sets forth that the United States should not accept from any foreign na tion or erect in any public place any statue of any king, emperor, prince or potentate who has ruled or is now ruling any nation liy the supposed divine right of kings. It further provides that the acceptance of such a statue bv this gov er-'iiicnl would be a repudiation of its basic principles, as enunciated in the Bill of Rights and Constitution, an in suit to the memories of the Revolution ary miners' an admission t'i,-.t one man m.i g.vcin a nnt.o-i without the ton s' in of the c.- fined and after his ileal h n.ivo Ins Value ended in the republic and tne blcs-ings r; the divine PR-it cf k ug to rule tiKtcnv approved. Farm Statistics. The Census Bureau has issued a report comprising agricultural statistics of the counties and Indian nations in the United States. It shows that the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, leads in the number of farms, having 16,174. The folowmg rank next : The Cherokee Na tion, Indian Tcritory, 13.537 farms; nociaw fsatton, Indian territory, 9,- 902; Lancaster county. Pa., 9.417; Or angeburg county, S. C, 8.408, and St. Lawrence county, N. Y., 8,353. Rcources al National Banks. A statement of the resources and lia bilities of the 4,426 national banks in the United States, compiled from reports to the Comptroller of the Currency of the condition April 30 last, shows: Capital stock $671,176,312 Individual deposits .'. .3,111,600,105 Outstanding bank notes.... 300,781,739 Loans and discounts 1.172 t?7.jKs Total resources 5.962.115.41! Average ratio reserve held, 27.20 per cent. Wouldn't Tbls Cool You? The final census report on the manu facture of ice in the United Statos just issued shows that the total manufacture for the 787 establishments reporting throughout the country during the cen sus year, 1900, was '4.294.439 tons, valued at $13,303,874- Pennsylvania led the States in ice manufacture with 735,018 tons. Nicaragua Willing to "Concede." Senor Corea, the Nicaraguan Minister, assured Secretary Hay of the willingness of his Government to make any changes that may be required in the canal treaty recently negotiated. This statement indi cated the willingnes of Nicaragua to make concessions to the United States in the amount of compensation to be paid for right of war. Against the "Post Check" Bill, The committee of postal and Treasury experts that has been considering the pending "Post Check" bill for the estab lishment of a postal curency has submit ted an adverse report to the Postmaster General. While commending the general scheme, the report says the methods of details are impracticable. To Remove the Sunken Maine. A bill was introduced by Senator Lodge providing for the removal of the battleship Maine from the harbor of Havana and the recovery of the bodies of the American sailors who sank with the vessel. The bill appropriates $l,ooo, 000 for the purpose. Capital News In General. United States consuls in various parts of France report upon the growing de mand for American agricultural imple ments and labor-saving devices. Carol Norton, in a lecture in the Co lumbia Theatre, claimed that Christian Science had cured 2,000.000 cases during the 35 years of its history. It is now steated that the debate on the Philippine Government Bill in the Sen ate will continue for a week or 10 days. Admiral Servan, at Fort de France, has suggested to both the United States and French governments that no further supplies be sent, as there are sufficient stores now on hand to feed every one needing help for four months. The National Society of the Colonial Dames closed its session and took part in the Rochambeau monument festivities. Representative Loud attacked special pension legislation as a disgrace to the country, and drew forth vigorous re plies. The Philippine question from a com mercial point of view was discussed in the Senate by Senators Dubois and Bcv eridge. Elijah Chapman, who murdered Ida Simmons, was hanged for the crime. President Palma, in a message to Sec retary of War Root, states "that the Cu ban people can never forget the debt of gratitude they owe to the great republic." Senator Hoar made a vigorous speech in the Senate attacking the Administra tion's policy in the Philippines. The House adopted an amendment to the Immigration Bill providing for an educational test. Bulgarians and Turks In Conflict Constantinople, (By Cable). A band of 60 Bulgarian revolutionists, engaged in raiding the neighborhood of Malesh Planina, Roumclia, came in contact with a detachment of Turkish troops May 20. Sharp fighting ensued, during which six Bulgarians were killed and seven were wounded. The Turks also suffered some casualties. Educator's Suicide. Susquehanna, Pa., (Special). Prof. Benton E. James, for many years prin cipal of the Montrose High Sthool. com mitted suicide by hanging himself to a tree in the outskirts of the borough. Temporary insanity, caused by ill health, is supposed to have been the cause. Pro fessor James was one of the ablest and best-known instructors in Northern Pennsylvania. He was a former superin tendent of schools of Susquehanna county- ODDS AND ENDS OP THE NEWS. Two hundred leading furniture manu facturers of the country met in Chicago and formed a pool, the capjtal being $25,000,000. Miss Annie Clark, of the Julia Mar lowe Company, died of pneumonia in Chicago. The panic continues on the Island of Martinique. All the people want to leave. The French government has in structed the governor of the island to make all arrangements for the embarka tion of tbe inhabitants stfbuld it be neces sary, but the people are not waiting. They are leaving as fast as they can. THE END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY . 1 Death of Lord Pauncefote, the British Ambatsador. WAS DEAN OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS. Favorabla Symptoms Followed by a Sudden Weakening, and the Long Sufferings of tba Brilliant Diplomat Were Over Ha Had Been a Long Time Afflicted With Goat sod Asthma. Washington, D. C, (Speciul). Lord Pauncefotc, British ambassador to the United States, died at the embassy at S 35 o'clock A. M. The improvement which had been noted in his condition during the past week received a sudden check about 6 o'clock, when it was no ticed that he was experiencing difficulty in breathing. Dr. Jung, his physician, was immediately sent for, and he decided upon a consultation with a local phyit ian, in the meantime telegraphing for Dr. Osier, of Baltimore. In his stead came Dr. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins Lhii versity, arriving about 2 o'clock. The patient's pulse was still good and when IJr. llinyer left the embassy at 3 o clock for Baltimore the Ambassador was rest ing so comfortably that a cablegram was sent to his son-in-law. Mr. Bromley, in London, that there was 110 immediate danger. Soon after 3 o'clock a distinct weak ness of the heart developed and his pulse began to collanse. He died so peacefully that it surprised even his phy sician, who feared that the asthmatic af fection would prove troublesome when the end came. Immediately unon bcine notified of the death of Lord Pauncefote, Secretary Hay went to the White House and. after a short conference with the President. proceeded directly to the British embassy, wliere lie made a formal call of condo lence as the personal representative of the President, preliminary to the call of the President himself. President Roosevelt drove to the Brit ish Embassy at I o'clock, as soon as he had become disengaged from the cere monies attending the Rochambeau ex ercises. He was received in the drawing-room by the first secretary, of the Embassy, fr. Baikes, who now becomes British charee d'affaires, and bv some of the ladies of the household. The President expressed his decn sense of bereavement at the death of the Am bassador, not only in behalf of the gov ernment, but also for the people of the country, to whom Lord Pauncefote had : become endeared in many ways TRAIN'S RACE WITH CYCLONE, I Tb; Doors Locked to Prevent Passengers From Jumping Out Wichita, Kan., (Special). In a race between a cyclone and Santa Fe passen ger train the latter came out about 50 feet ahead after a flight of 12 miles. The train, due here at noon, left Arkansas City at 10 o'clock. The cvclone. which came from the southwest, started on the right of way and the race began im mediately. Conductor Strain savs that he locked all the doors and windows to keep pas sengers trom leaping out. Many women were half crazed with fright and tried to jump out. The heat was unbearable. lie stood on the rear platform and could feel the suction of the cyclone as it drew nearer. Engineer Watts pulled his train at qo miles an hour, barely keeping out of the storm's clutches. Fireman Johnson was so exhausted when the train reached Winfield, where the cvclone shot unward and dissolved, that he .had to be carried trom the cab. ATTEMPT TO SETTLE STRIKE. Civic Federation Will Use Its Good Offices as Soon as Operatives Consent New Y'ork, (Special). With reference to recent rumors that there rs still hope of settling the differences between the coal miners and operators, the Tribune says : "Another attempt, it is learned, will be made by the National Civic Federa tion to effect a settlement "of the anthra cite miners' strike, and a meeting will be called in the city within 10 days unless the strike is ended in the meantime, len der the bylaws of the Civic Federation its arbitration committee cannot act un less both sides to the dispute ask for its services. In this case, while the miners are willing to accept the services of the arbitration committee, the operators have refused to agree to arbitration. "The Civic Federation is now prepar ing to call a meeting of its full executive committee to see if any new plan can be arranged." HUNDRED MEN LOST INLINE. Terrible Explosion In Crows Nest Pass Company's Mine. Vancouver, B. C, (Special). A ter rible explosion occurred in No. 2 shaft of the Crows Nest Pass Coal Company's j nunc, near 1-ernie, winch also extended to No? 3 shaft. Twenty-four of the 133 men working in the mine at the time escaped. The scenes at the mines and in the village of Femie are heartrending. Hard ly a house has escaped affliction. A fear became general that the mines might catch fire, but ventilation was quickly restored, and the miners were able to get at the dead bodies of their former comrades. When news of the disaster reached Nanaimo the hundreds of miners there, who were about to have a celebration, donated funds for tbe relief of the af flicted families of the Femie victims. Sheriff a Counterfeiter. Hopkinsville, Ky., (Special). J. P. Miller, deputy sheriff of Stewart county, Tenn., and his brother, C. J. Miller, were arrested, charged with making and pass ing counterfeit money. The former ad mitted his guilt. Estimates Dead at 40,000. Paris, (By Cable). In his official re port to the French Government on the entire Martinique disaster, Governor L'Huerre, of Martinique, estimates the dead there at 30,000. Pardon for American Prlsooera. Havana, (Special). A bill will be in troduced in the House of Representatives providing pardon for all Americans con fined in prison or awaiting trial. It is expected that the House will take favora ble action in the matter. Cuban senti ment is strongly in favor of the measure. Harvard Wlaa at Tenuis. New Haven, Conn., (Special). The annual tennis tournament held by Y'alc and Harvard was won by the latter uni versity's team by the score of six matches to three. Yale won only one of the singles. TORNADO KILLS FOUR. Fatalities and Destruction of Property a: Union, S. C Union, S. C, (Specinl). This place was visited by a terrific tornado. The' storm came from the north, and it seems there was al;o one from the southwest meeting in this vicinity. Four deaths and considerable loss of property resulted. The storm from the north was pre ceded by a heavy rain and what appeared to be a dark mass about too yards wide It traveled with great speed, and people barely had time to get indoors before the storm was upon the town. Knitting Mill hill, south of the town, caught the full force of the tornado, which blew down the schoolhouse and two residences, converting them literally into kindling wood. The occupants fled from one of the houses before it went to nieces and took refuge in another near by. but this house also was crushed to splinters In this house the Misses Sallie Hart and Annie I. aw son were instantly killed Mrs. M'axey Sims died in an hour and her little daughter Vera died about o o'clock. It took some time to get the victims from the debris. Every physician in town was soon upon the scene, also Pres ident Nicholson and Manager Gault, of the Excelsior Knitting Mills, and willing hands assisted in relieving the sufferers as much as possible. Everything that the families had was destroyed. Jonesvillc reports, in a telegram to Miss Lawson, the lady that was killed, that the storm was fearful at that place, and one of her family had been killed there. Miss Lawson was dead when the telegram arrived. SUPPLIES AT MARTINIQUE. The French Admiral Requests That Nothing More Be Sent Washington, D. C, (Special). United States Consul Aymc, now at Fort de France, cabled the State Department that he visited Admiral Servan, on flagship 'r 'rt. . 1 1 ... . 1 age. 111c Atunirai requested mm to 01 ficially inform the government of the United States that there were now suf ficient suplies in the colony to feed every one needing help for four months, and, therefore, suggested nothing further need be sent. The suggestion was accompanied by expression of thanks. The Governor has sent similar cable to the French government. Chapman Dies on Scaffold. Washington, D. C, (Special). Elijah Chapman (colored) was hanged here fcr murder. His victim was Ida Simmons, Chapman, while drunk, went to her home last New Y'ear's Day, and after a nuar rel, the woman left the house. Chap man called her back, and then," apparent ly without further words, ' plunged a knife into her heart. She died instantly. Disaster in a Mine. Hcrmosillo, Mexico, (Special). --A disastrous fire in the Sumitiva mine, in (lie Alamos district, this State, has caused a heavy loss of life. Fifteen min ers lost their lives in one chamber of the mine. Their bodies have been re covered. A number of others arc miss ing. : Indicted on Ninety Counts. Helena, Mont., (Special). H. H. Mateson, former cashier of the First Na tional Bank of Great Falls, was indicted 011 90 counts on the charge of embezzling $198,000 while he was cashier of the hank. The testimony before the Grand Jury disclosed the fact that Mateson was at one time $233,000 sliort. - A Rebellion Suppressed. Pekin, (By Cable). The rebellion in Chi Li province has been practically sub dued, but the inhabitants of the prov ince are complaining loudly of the forces under Y'uan Sliai Kai. the governor of Chi Li, and allege that his soldiers in" inflicting punishments do not distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. 1,000 Killed in 90 Seconds. San Francisco, (Special). From aij viccs brought here by the steamer City of Para it is learned that in 90 seconds 1,000 persons were killed, over. 4.000 maimed, and the homes in Queseltango, Guatemala, of 40,000 persons destroyed by the earthquake of April iS. The surrounding towns of San Pedro, San Marco, San Juna, Aniatitian and Solola were also destroyed. Florida Feels i Quake. St. Augustine, Fla., (Special). Al most continuous shocks, presumably of earthquake, were felt here from 9 to 12 o'clock P. M. The shocks were accom panied by a succession of short but sharp reports, like distant cannonading seem ingly from far out at sea. The sounds were unlike thunder, having no rever berating roll, and were accompanied by decided tremors, while the sky in the southeast was suffused with a glow. The reports came at intervals of perhaps three minutes. Persons who remember tbe earthquake at Charleston say the noises were similar to the subterranean sounds accompanying that calamity. Another Flying Machine. Wheeling, W. Va., (Special). While testing a flying machine on which he had labored long and earnestly, Fred Plankcy, a Baltimore and Ohio machin ist, received injuries that may prove fa tal. For 10 years Plankey worked on a machine which he thought would beat the invemvon of Santos-Dumont. He tried it and the thing floated too far towards the heavens. He could not manipulate it after it reached a certain height, and it dropped. Plankey escaped with a broken arm and with several ribs dislocated. WIRELETS. The Czar, Czarina, President Loubet of France, and other notables attended a great review of troops at Tsarko-Seio, Russia. The Ann Arbor Railroad and ferries have been bought by interests favorable to the Gould and Wabash Road. A lad was killed and several persons injured by flying debris caused by a terrific windstorm in Birmingham, Ala. E. L. Godkin, formerly editor of the New York Evening Post, died in Eng land. The latest estimate of. the number of victims of the Tennessee mine disaiter is 226, Chicago's population, according to the City Director, is 2,149,000. Lieutenant Commander Potts had a very chilly reception at the Berlin Court because the German naval officers were disgusted with his testimony at the Schley court of inquiry. . King Alfonso attended a royal bullfight in Madrid at which the diplomats, in cluding the special envoys and many la dies, were present. The United States steamer Dixie, Cap tain Berry, arrived at Fort do France with supplies for Martinique and St Vincent. PENNSYLVANIA BRIEFLY TOLD. Special Dispatches Boiled Dtwn for Quick Reading. PATEMS AND PENSIONS GRANTED. Two Killed and Twenty-Five Hurt In a Trolley Disaster State's Claim to Be Paid by tba Government Washington Bank Merger Alighted on a Tree Top Lightning Bolt From a Clear Sky Seeks "Doctored" Meat Pensions granted : Robert Elliott," Pitrairn, $8; John F. Price, Wilkins burg, $12; Enoch Hugg, Pbilipsburg, $to; Frederick Ott, Pittsburg, $12; Jos eph T. Guthrie, Reynoldsville, $12; Geo. F. Flccglc, Hope Church, $30; Nicholaf Ahlcs, Carrollton, $12: Joseph Shook, New Castle, $8; John Thomas, Windber, $8: Theodore Lcbarron, Grand Valley, $12; Alexander C. Rollback, Mifflinburg, $10; George F. Aier, Pittsburg, $12: Jas. II. Powers, Allegheny, $12; John Mates, Turtle Creek, $8; Ellen Roberts, Brad ford, $8; Margaret Anstadt. Boone, $8; Mary Wiland, Hlandsburg. $8: Margaret Himmcl, Carrollton, $8: Hannah A. Al ston, Allegheny, $8; Clara E. Dennis, Turbulville, $8; Caroline Baner, Pitts burg, 8. Patents granted : Robert M. Downie, Beaver Falls, drilling machine; John Buroth, Uniontown, wheel; Bcrtrisc R. Hogan, Eric, sectional ladder; Washing ton. D. Keycs, Blairsville, lehr for an nealing plate glass ; Herbert Kintz and H. J. Lennartl, Sharpsburg. wrench ; Thomas Lindsay and L. L. White, VVil mcrding, lamp hanger; William J. Long, and J, B. Nolder, Windber, electric rail bond; Ananias D. Miller, Mt. Pleasant, fluxing and separating compound, also treating ores; George P. Rcbn, Boyer town. shutter fastener; Louis Riebe, Lansford, block signal system ; John J. Roll, Natrona, grate front and fender; Ralph V. Sr.gc, Johnstown, truck bolster; James Tracy and W. A. Rollirujer, Alle gheny, valve controlling mechanism for automatic water heaters; John H. You mans, East Troy, garment stretcher. The LTnitcd States War Department 1 minted to Governor Stone a warrant for $102,300, which was sent back to it some time ago by Adjutant General Stewart. The money was in settlement of claims against the Government, and Adjutant General Stewart did not think it was sufficient to pay all of the claims and no tified the War Department to that effect, at the same time sending back the war rant. The department has notified the Governor that other claims have been al lowed, and sent back the warrant as part payment. Miss Winifred Murtaugh, of Chester, asked the court at Media to compel the Delaware County Trust Company to turn over to her certain diamonds and other jewelrv and fine laces which she says her affianced husband. James T. Burke, rurchascd for her in London in 1900. Mr. Burke died abroad before he had delivered the articles in question. The trust company is the 'executor of Mr. Burke's estate and refuses to turn over the articles unless the Court says it is legal to do so. Judge Johnson reserved his decision. Two persons were killed and twenty five injured in an accident on tbe Easton r-nd Nazareth Street Railway Company's line, at Twenty-first and Wood streets. The accident was due to the overturning of a car, which probably got beyond the control of the motorman on account of the brakes refusing to work. The dead are Joseph Dcrhammer and Edward Commodore, both of Nazareth. Lightning struck a tree in the lawr. of Vinton .Morris, of Pymatuning township. The family, consisting of four, were stunned, but none were seriously injured. The bolt descended out of an almost clear skv. A remarkable feature about the affair was that Morris' 6-year-old da'-ghter had a napkin ring in her hand, which was melted, but the child was not injured. William Hanson. ag:d .14. an employe : at the Commercial hotel, Ford City, was ! ffillTlH flinH in Ui rut in tlm linfl r.ffl.,. He waf jn Kitt.mning attending a circus, and wfiit home in his usual health. He was last seen about 1 A. M. An hour later: when .the policeman entered the hotel, Hanson was found dead. A blind horse belonging to Watson Bros., coal operators. Beaver Falls, backed over a precipice near the edge of the pit mouth, and went crashing to the bottom. 150 feet below. The animal was crushed to pieces and the wagon smashed into kindling wood. The driver, Thomas Word, escaped by jumping and alighting in a tree top. Tbe stockholders cf the Title Guar antee and Trust Company and the Wash ington Trust Company, both of Wash ington, voted to merge the two institu tions. The new concern will be known as the Washington Trust Company and will have a capital of $303,000. The commencement exercises of the Beaver Falls High School took place Wednesday. The class members were Ivy Cbandlcy, Clara Kehnaman, Eliza beth Craig, Stella Bliner, Edna Peirce, Vera Hamilton, Howard Douds and Thomas Moorbead. Col. David C. Keller died at his home in Reading, aged 63. He served with distinction .during the Civil War and was prominent in Grand Army and Ma sonic circles. He was formerly commis sioner of Berks county. Pure Food Commissioner Cope has directed that suits be commenced against three meat dealers in Pittsburg, whose names are withheld, for using sulphite to preserve sausage and chopped meat. With two gashes in his throat from ear to ear, Jacob Walters, aged 63 years, of Willianistown, was foutid near his home. The man had attempted suicide while de spondent over financial affairs. He was taken to the County Hospital, where it was found that he had attempted to cut the arteries in his wrists also. Wholesale dealers in the anthracite region refused to give credit to retailers, and the latter in turn require their pa trons to pay cash. Four thousand members of a church in Hazleton took the pledge to abstain from intoxicants .during the strike. Forty thousand persons attended the ' services et the conference of the Church of the Brethren St Paxtung Park, near Harrisburg. As a result of domestic troubles, Mrs. Eliza Ewing, of North Sewickley town ship, Beaver county, plunged into the Conoquertcssing river and was rescued with difficulty. Albe"rt Hcartig, aged u years, died'in" Pittsbu&g, he being the twenty-seventh victim of the Sheraden disaster. His brother Charles was also killed in the explosion. Burgess William Rayner, of Beaver Falls, has requested councils to pass' an ordinance prohibiting the distribution! of obscene literature in the borough. Rev. Charles C. Mitchell, a native of' Beaver Falls, has been installed pas- tor of the First Free Baptist church, at' Manchester, N. H. ; The Pittsburg fund for the survivors; of St. Pierre and St. Vincent had been' .welled to more than $27,000 '
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