ACOUT THAT ALASKA LINE Elgin! m4 Tbla Conalry Will Refer Dispute to Arbitration. NR. RAY MAKES SIGNIFICANT MOVE It It l'aicrito4 fee Veiciuelta Situation flat Mach To Do With TIm Signing 01 tb Treaty, And It Mijr Result la Annullof tbe Aagto-Oersan Alliance A Commlifloa ol Si. Washington, D. C. (Special). Sec retary of State Hay, for the United States, and Sir Michael H. Herbert, Ambassador of Great Britain, for his country, signed at the residence of Sec retary Hay, a treaty providing for the adjustment of the Alaskan boundary dispute between the United States and Great Britain. This may have a very important bear ing on the Venezuelan question, leading to a weakening of the alliance between Germany and Great Britain. The greatest secrecy has been main tained by the State Department relative to the negotiations. Western Senators Tiave been consulted by the President and Secretary Hay, and it is believed that the terms of the treaty now signed will meet ith the approval of those most inter ested. The Alaskan boundary is at pres ent governed by a modus Vivendi agreed m by Grrat Britain and the United States on Octolier 20, 1890. The basis arranged for the adjustment of the dispute is that the entire ques tion shall lie submitted to a mixed com mission of six members, three of whom xill be chosen by the United States and three by Great Britain. This even num ber of commissioners has been chosen tfo that there will be no odd member who could cast the deciding vote and dually settle the entire question. To ny different arrangement the State De partment feels assured the Western States would not agree, and it is also felt by Sir Michael Herbert that it would le opposed by Canada. Of course, the State Department and Ambassador Herbert see the possibility of a deadlock in the commission. The treaty, besides providing for the pDointment of this commission, stipu lates that the commission shall begin its Sittings as soon as the treaty is ratified. At the State Department assurances hare been received from prominent Sena tori cognizant of the terms of the treaty that there will be little difficulty in ob taining the favorable action of the Sen ate at an early date. Although the personnel of the com mission has not been decided upon by either this country or, as far is known t the State Department, by Great Brit urn, it is practically assured that ex Secretary of State John W. Foster, who is particularly well versed in the ques tions to be considered, will be one of the commissioners for the United States. The commission will doubtless meet in Washington. The modus vivendi is still in opera tion. In case the commission shall be usable to reach any agreement there will be a continuation of the present status a wrerned by the modus vivendi. THREE KILLED IN PANIC. Arc Crashed la Death la Rush from Cigar Factory. New York (Special). In a panic fol lowing a fire on the third floor of the 10 atory factory building at Crosby and Houston streets three women were crashed to death and others, it is be lieved, were fatally injured, while many persons sustained less serious injury. The third floor of the building, where the flames broke out, is occupied by the New Idea Pattern Company, employing about 50 persons, mostly women. The blaze was discovered by Albert Bclian, 29 years old, of 309 Ninth street, who attempted to extinguish it by smothering it with his own body. He was badly burned. The flames spread rapidly to the windows, and from the adjoining cigar factory of Leopold Miller & Sons it teemed that the whole building was afire. Thii factory, which is at 155 and 157 Crosby street, running through to Elm street, employs about 500 persons, mostly Italians, of whom 350 are women and children. When they saw the flames bursting from the neighboring windows they became panicstricken and ran for the fire escapes on the Elm street side. Many of those who were unable to find a foothold on the fire escapes dropped 10 and IS feet to the ground. PLANNED A WHOLESALE ROBBERY. la leaded to Raid a number of Backs la Moataaa Towo. Red Lodge, Mont. (Special). The authorities of Carbon county, have evi dence in their possession showing that the famous Bridger Bank robbery last October was only intended as the first tep in a much larger plot. The state ment is made by a county official that when the cases of the Bridge Bank robbers come before the distirct court, the prosecution will prove that it was intended by the gang, after the suc cessful robbery of the Bridge Bank, to assemble 20 men in western Carbon county, make a raid on Red Lodge and loot the three banks in that city. Three axles' la Exploiloa. New Orleans (Special). As the. re sult of a rear-end collision between two south-bound freight trains on the Illinois Central, forty miles above this city, Fire man Robert Landry was instantly killed and Conductor Thomas Moore and Flag man C II. Kellcy were severely injured. Tbe trains met In a fog and thirteen cars, the locomotive and caboose were entirely wrecked. Express Wrecked. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). The St. Louis and San Francisco northbound express, which left Memphis, Tenn., at 9.1$ a. m., was wrecked near South Greenfield, Mo. Fred Fisher, the en gineer, was killed and Fireman Ed Gil bert seriously injured. Several passen gers were slightly hurt A switch had been turned to indicate a clear track, possibly by would-be robbers, and the taenger crashed into a freight on a aiding. The engine rolled down a ateep embankment Caltensla'a Orsog Crop. Lot Angeles. Cal (Special). Rail road officials say that there whT be be tween aa.000 and 23,000 carloads of or anges shipped from Southern California thia year, and that the fruit is the best ever grown here. It promises to be the banner year, as the most perfect fruit which has ever left the State is going t and the highest prices ever offered for orange are being paid in the East. Unless some unforeseen disaster comes at is sale to calculate that at least $15. osoooo will put into circulation in Southern California. . THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. Domestic Detective Sergeant William D. Welsh, attached to the office of District Attor ney Jerome, of New York, died from wounds received in the Black Cat res taurant, and Mrs. Cherriere, wife of the proprietor, is under arrest, charged with tiring the shot that killed him . An investigation made by reputable lawyers of Philadelphia proves that there are no American heirs to the fortune of James Tyson, an Australian miner, who left property valued at $40,000,000. The big transatlantic shipping combine has decided to carry its own risks. This will take an insurance of $60,000,000 away from the companies. Four of the six molders on trial for conspiracy to injure nonunion workmen during the lalor troubles of 1902 were found guilty at Chicago. A new alignment of railroads in the South and West is announced, with the Pennsylvania combination as the domi nant factor. Rev. E. C. Hirsch, of Chicago, made a fervid denunciation of Sunday school books. There is unusual activity at the naval training station at Newport. Fire damaged a factorv building at the coroner of Crosby and Houston streets, New York, adjoining a five-story tene ment, the occupants of which got out on the fire escapes. Three women were killed during a panic in an adjoining cigar factory. A number of persons were also severely injured. Three Italian women were killed and a number of men and women injured by a fire panic in the cigar factory of Leo pold Miller & Son, 15.1-157 Crosby street, New York. The fire was in an adjoining building and the cigar factory was in no danger. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has negotiated a loan approximating $40,000,000 in the New York market at 4 1-2 per cent. The loan is to run for six months, with the privilege of renewal for a like period. A statement was issued by a commit tee of the Clan-na-Gael shov ing how the soldiers of the Irish brigade were cared for by the association upon their return from the war in the Transvaal. William Marconi, the demonstrator of wireless telegraphy, arrived in New York. A dinner was given in his honor by the directors of the Marconi Wireless Tele graph Company of America. Archbishop Ireland has addressed a communication to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, protesting against the forcible dispossession of the Passionist Fathers in Paris. In his annual report John McCullogh, state superintendent of elections in New York, charges fraud at last primary elec tion in that state. Susan M. Beers and her son, Elijah, were convicted in Belvidcre, N. J., of in human treatment of the woman's aged husband. "The New Orleans Special" was wrecked at Memphis, Tenn., by an open switch. The engineer and fireman were killed. At Pittsburg three men were killed and three badly injured by an explosion at the eastern end of te Wabash tunnel. The Adams Express Company has ob tained control of the Morris European Express Company. Foreign. Arguments in the court-martial of Major Glenn, charged with unlawfully killing prisoners of war, have been sub mitted and the verdict of the court is beleived to be acquittal, though it has not yet Ken made public. The reciprocity treaty between Cuba and the United States threatens to raise one of the most serious differences of opinion between Great Britain and the United States that has occurred for years. The German Foreign Office is much aggrieved over American press com ments on the bombardment of Fort San Carlos. They claim that the Panther was fired upon first. Professor Braun, of Strasburg, who gave Marconi the clue to his method, of wireless telegraphy, has now discovered a method vastly superior to that of Mar coni. Count von Ballcrstrcm has resigned the presidency of the Reichstag, being forced thereto by opposition to his rul ing gagging the socialists, who wanted to criticise the Emperor's utterances. In the French Chamber of Deputies the government was interpellated on the charge that the socialists were try ing to cause insubordination and dis satisfaction among the soldiers. Col. Arthur Lynch, member of Par liament for Galway, was convicted of treason in London and sentenced to be hanged. Two high officials of Roumania have been arrested for defrauding the gov ernment through drawings of govern ment bonds. The Pope received Monsignor O'Connell, rector of the Catholic Uni versity in Washington, in private au dience. M. Cambon, former minister to the United States, is the recipient of un usual honor in Madrid. Timothy Harrington. M. P., was re elected lord mayor of Dublin. All who can are leaving Andjan, Prussian Tuskestan. which was devas tated by an earthquake, and great desti tution is prevailing among the survivors still there. Dr. Von Hollebcn. on his arrival in Paris, said he was too ill to make his farewell call on President Roosevelt. The second anniversary of Queen Victoria's death was observed at var ious places in England. Lieutenant General Miles and his party left St. Petersburg after exchang ing official calls. M. Cambon, the new French minis ter, presented his credentials to King Alfonso in Madrid. Pietro Mascagni has again been made director of the Rossini Lyceum at Pesaro. FlaaaclaL United States Rubber's past year was the best one it has had for a decade. Erie is contemplating extensive im- rovements, including considerable dou le trackinir. Gould and his friends will soon con trol 75 per cent, of all the railway busi ness of the Southwest. Crude oil has been reduced 2 cents a barrel to $1.53. It gradually rose with out a halt from $1.24 to $1.54. Railways Company General, for De cember, showed gross earnings of $20, 990, against $17,371 the previous year. Ontario St Western has been selected as one of the low-priced shares that will be boosted in the next upward move ment. A National Lead Company director denies that the preferred shares will be retired by 5 per cent, bands of the United Lead Company. There were thirty-four bidders for the $7,000,000 3 i-j per cent. New York city bonds. One offer for the entire issue was at the rate of 103 26. It Is believed that the Pennsylvania now controls enough Atchison stock to prevent any other road from getting the I mastery if it were to try. AN EARLY SETTLEMENT Minister Bowen Believes End la Near In Venetuelan Trouble. TO AVOID FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. Venemela Will Demand that There B No Pre ferred Creditors Mr. Boweo Is Ready to Make the Concessions That Weaker Power Must Mak When It Is Forced to Settlement By Strong Government Washington, D. C. (Special). Mr. Herbert W. Bowen, the representative of Venezuela in the negotiations in pro gress here, made this statement at his hotel at midnight: "I have good reason to believe that the pending controversy between the three allied powers and Venezuela wilt be settled soon and satisfactorily." This seems to mark the turning point of the Venezuelan situation. ' Mr. Bow en made the statement after a day of al most continued nionferences with the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain, Germany and Italy. There has been much cipher cabling between the embassies here and London, Berlin and Rome. Mr. Bowen's intention from the first has been to obtain an agreement as a result of which the blockade of the Venezuelan ports by the allied fleets would be raised. He came to Wash ington empowered by President Castro to offer anything in the way of a guar antee. He has been ready throughout the negotiations to make the conces sions which a weaker power must make when it is forced to a settlement by a strong government. The initial proposition made by Mr. Bowen to the powers was that the blockade be rais ed and that the powers accept the col lection by their representatives, under a plan yet to be devised, that Venezuela will stand by the promises Mr. Bowen makes. Final answers, it was said, have not been received to his proposition, but enough is known to indicate that Eng land and Italy are strongly adverse to any policy which will result in trouble with the United States, and there is no question that any infraction of the prin ciples of the Monroe doctrine, even by the powerful triple alliance, would draw forth a very emphatic declaration from the United States. The turn toward a peaceable outcome came at a time when public sentiment in the United States was becoming strongly sympathetic to ward Venezuela. FARMERS TO FORM UNION. Organizations Are Springing Up All Throufb the West. Chicago, 111. (Special). A movement is under way among the farmers of the country toward forming a gigantic un ion. All through the West hundreds of farmers' organizations are being form ed, and a farmers' meeting will be held at Broad Lands, Champagne county, 111., for the purpose of uniting the strength of that region. It is believed that a farmers' union, thoroughly intrenched, wilt be the strongest association in the world, able to dictate absolutely to the mon ster trusts that now control the busi ness world, including the agriculturists. It is argued that 100 farmers, joined together for mutuaj protection, will be a thousand times stronger than the same number of farmers as individuals. Throughout Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota the movement toward organization is being rapidly pushed. In some parts of Illinois unions have been formed. The movement toward uniting the various farmers' unions into a national body will soon be started. EARTHQUAKES IN THE SOUTH. South Carolina and Georgia Felt Tremors at Night. Charleston. S. C. (Special). An earthquake shock was felt here at 8.1 1 o'clock p. m. There was one distinct shock, which was not sufficient to cause any damage to property nor even to occasion serious alarm. Reports from points near the city indicate that the shock was felt throughout lower South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. (Special). A decid ed earthquake shock was felt in this city and suburbs at 8.16 o'clock. Savannah, Ga. (Special). Two dis tinct and almost immediately successive shocks of earthquake were felt here at 8.15 o'clock. Reports from Tybee Is land are that houses were very percept ibly shaken. Murder Mystery Cleared. Toledo, Ohio (Special). A some what notorious murder mystery ol two years' standing was cleared when Miss Johanna Sullivan in court positive! identified Al and Ben Wade as the murderers of he sister, Miss Kate Sul livan. The Sullivan sisters, both of whom were aged spinsters, lived just outside of the city limits on a farm. Two years ago two men entered their house, robbed them of all the money the sisters had hidden and beat the women so badly that one died of her wounds. The other crawled a mile to give the alarm, and was nearly dead from exhaustion when found. Killed In a Collision. Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). Three men were killed and four seriously injured at 7 o'clock in the eastern end of the Wa bash tunnel, South Side, by an explos ion of dynamite, due, it is said, to some one turning on the electrical current without receiving the proper signal. Ortil Ollt By Carnegie. London (By Cable). Dispatches from Edinburgh announce that in furtherance of his educational scheme for Scotland Andrew Carnegie has decided to endow a trust for scientific research. The sum of $5,000,000 will be expended on the scheme. This is in addition to the $10, 000,000 previously given by Mr. Car negie for Scotch education. The pur pose of the first gift was to enable every poor boy in Scotland to receive uni versity education. Tws Trainmen killed. Freeport, 111. (Special!. A Chicago Great Western passenger train, which left Chicago for St. Paul at 6.30 o'clock p. m struck broken rail at South frreeport and jumped from the track. Tne engineer and the fireman were kill ed and several passengers were injured. Womsa Frozen to th OrouaJ. Gloucester, Mass. (Special). Frozen tr- the ground 'so firmly that it had to be tried up, the body of Mrs. Mary San Lorn was found in the woods at West Gloucester. It is believed that she was overcome by intoxication. t WITH THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. Canal Treaty Between the United States and Colombia, Washington, D. C. (Special). The Senate in executive session voted to make public the Panama Canal Treaty. The letters of transmittal of the Presi dent and Secretary Hay were brief and formal and contained no recommenda tions. Article I of the treaty is as fol lows: "The government of Colombia au thorizes the new Panama Canal Com- I any to sell and transfer to the united tatcs its rights, nrivilcces. nroncrtics and Concessions, as well as the Panama Railroad and nil the shares or part of the shares of that company; but the public lands situated outside of the zone hereinafter specified, now corre sponding to the concessions to both said enterprises, shall revert to the Re public of Colombia, except any prop erty now owned by or in the posses sion of the said companies within Pan ama or Colon, or the ports and ter minals thereof. "But it is understood that Colombia reserves all its rights to the special shares in the capital of the new Pan ama Canal Company, to which reference is made in article 4 of the contract of December 10, 1890, which shares shall be paid in full nominal value, at least; but. as such right of Colombia exists solely in its character of stockholder in said company, no obligation under this provision is imposed upon or as sumed by the United States. "The railroad company (and the United States as owner of the enter prise) shall be free from the obliga tions imposed by the railroad conces sion, excepting as to the payment at maturity by the railroad company of the outstanding binds issued by said railroad company. Creates a Naval Reserve. Senator Perkins introduced bills nro- viding for the creation of a naval re serve and a naval militia. The militia bill provides that the naval militia shall be a part of the regular militia of each State and leaves the determination of the proportion to the authorities of each State. It is provided, however, that members of the naval militia shall be seafaring men or the owners of ves sels. Practically the same qualification is prescribed for members of the naval reserve force. Fountain by Edward Kemeys. Senator Gallingcr introduced a bill appropriating $150,000 for the purchase and erection in Washington of a foun tain to Edward Kemeys. The bill au thorizes the Senate and House Library Committees to approve the design and select a site on some public reserva tion, there being a provision that it shall not be erected on either the Capi tol or Library grounds. Headstones for Confederate Graves. The Senate Committee on Militarv Affairs ordered a favorable report on the bill introduced by Senator Foraker, appropriating money from the Nation al Treasury for the erection of head stones to mark the graves of Confed erate soldiers buried in the North. The amount to be used for this purpose was placed at $200,000, at the suggestion of Secretary Root. Cession of Lands at Red Lake. Senator Clapp, from the Senate Com mittee on Indian Affairs, reported the bill carrying into effect the agreement for the cession of lands belonging to the Red Lake Indian reservation, in Minnesota. In tbe Departments. The House oassed the Affrieultur.il Appropriation Bill, with an increase in the amount for free seeds. President Roosevelt transmitted to the Senate his answer to the resolution of Senator Hoar calling on him to inform the Senate what government is now ex isting in the Island of Guam. President Roosevelt is suffering from a painful bruise of the right wrist, sus tained in the practice of single-stick ex ercise. The President transmitted the Panama Canal treaty to the Senate. Thte treaty provides for the payment by the United States to Colombia of $10,000,000 in gold and $250,000 annually thereafter. The lease of a zone six miles wide for 100 years is granted. The United States has the right to send troops to protect its property in case Colombia cannot do so. T wo hundred and thirty-five bills were passed by the House. Among them were bills to pension the widow of Gen. Franz Sigel at the rate of $100 per month, the widow of Gen Francis Negley at the rate of $50 per month, and the widow of Rear Admiral Henry F. Picking at the rate of $40 per month. Secretary Moody has not recovered fully from the effects of his recent acci dent, and, at the suggestion of the Presi dent, he will take a few days of absolute rest. Representative Gardner introduced a bill for the location of an additional naval academy at Marblchead, Mass. The shortage of W. S. Yeatman, late disbursing clerk of the War-Department, is $04,611. The Senate Committee on Military Affairs authorized a favorable report on the bill appropriating money for the erection of headstones to mark the graves nf Confederate soldiers buried in the North. Mrs. Katherine Buntz Davis Brown, wife of Commander Brown, of the Navy, and a daughter of former Sena tor Henry G. Davis, ol West Virginia, is dead. In the House the Committee on Na val Affairs asked for full power to inves tigate the charge of bribery preferred by Mr. Lesslcr. It was granted. Representatives ol Mexico are in Washington to study our financial sys tem, with a view to the adoption of the gold standard. Imprisons Vice-President. Rio Janeiro (Special). An official dispatch received here from La Paz, Bolvia, states that President Pando was to leave La Paz for Acre in command of the second expeditionary force. He has imprisoned the First Vice-President, Colonel Venasco, who opposed the Acre concessions made to the American syndicate, and has delegated the duties of the Presidency to the Sec ond Vice-President, Dr. Capriles. Accused el Beatlaf Child to Death. Smith Center, Kan. (Special). Albert Jordan, a wealthy farmer ,has been placed in jail at Crystal Plains, near here, charged with the murder of his 4-year-old adopted child. While in a rage, it is said, Jordan beat the child and later it died. The citizens are ex cited and there has been talk of mob violence. A coroner's jury is investi gating. The Russian government has granted rights to Americans to prospect for gold in Siberia. SAN CARLOS DESTROYED German Commodore's Report of Bonv bardment at Maracaibo. FORT FIRED ON CRUISER PANTHER, His Story That the Venezuelans Began the Cannonading Confirmed by Another Report, Which Declares That the Oerman Oonboat Was Twice Fired Upon While Passing the Maracaibo Bar. Berlin (By Cable). Commodore Schcder, commander of the German fleet in Venezuelan waters, officially re ports the bombardment of Fort San Carlos from Maracaibo under date of January at, as follows: "On the 17th Inst., while the Pan ther was passing the Maracaibo bar, she was unexpectedly attacked by Fort San Carlos, which opened a heavy fire on her. To this the Panther replied, and a cannonade was exchanged for half an hour. Owing to the difficulties of navigation the Panther then desisted. "In order to exact an immediate pun ishment for this attack, the more so as the Venezuelan government has proclaimed it a victory, I bombarded the fort with the Vincta on the 2tst inst., and destroyed it." London (By Cable). In a dispatch from Willcmstad. Curacao, the corre spondent of the Daily Mail says: "On Wednesday the German gunboat Panther, which was insecurely an chored off San Carlos, moved in close to the Castillo battery, which fired one shot as a warning. The Panther dis regarded the hint. Another shot was fired from the Castillo battery. There upon the Panther opened fire and con tinued the cannonade for half an hour, when she retired. The Vincta imme diately began a heavy bombardment of Fort San Carlos, seriously damaging the fort and the houses in the vicinity.' Caracas, Venezuela (By Cable). Up to this hour no news has been received here tending to confirm the report that the German warship Panther had en tered Lake Maracaibo and that the Venezuelan cruiser Miranda has sur rendered to her. The rumor is believ ed to be without foundation. It developed that the Dutch cruiser De Ruyter, which arrived at Lagu ayra from the island of Los Rogues, which is mostly inhabited by charcoal burners trading with Laguayra, found that 12 men and 5 women had died of hunger and thirst there as a result of the blockade measures of the allied powers, which prohibited schooners from carrying provisions and water to the island. As previously cabled the De Rsiy ter left provisions and water sufficient to last eight days with the inhabitants of Los Roques, who arc to be conveyed to Curocao at the earliest possible date. WILCOX OETS THIRTY YEARS. Full Limit of tbe Law lor Second Degree Murder. Hertford, N. C. (Special). After be ing out 20 hours the jury at Hertford in the case of James E. Wilcox, charg ed with the murder of Miss Ella Crop sey, at Elizabeth City, returned a ver dict of murder in the second degree. Wilcox was sentenced to the peniten tiary for 30 years, the full lii lit of the law. His attorneys gave notice that an appeal will be taken to the State Su preme Court. He will be returned to jail at Elizabeth City, where the crime was committed, to await the orders of the court. The jurymen sent word to the Sher iff at 11 o clock that they desired Judge W. B. Councill's charge repeated to them. This was done at 9.30 a. 111. In sentencing Wilcox, Judge Coun cill said in part: "The jury has seen fit to return a verdict of murder in the second de gree. It has found that you took the life of Miss Cropsey through malice, but without premeditation and deliber ation. By what process of reasoning the members of the jury arrived at this conclusion is not for me to say. I re gard their action, however, in the light that they have been as charitable to you as possible, in view of the evidence in the case as thev see it. and resolved all doubt upon the question of premed itation and deliberation in your favor. If guilty, I think you deserve the full limit of the law." Not to Pay Per Capita Tax. Trenton, N. J. (Special). State Sec retary Meirs, of the New Jersey State Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, received notice that Vice Chancellor Pitney had decided in favor of the State Council in the case that had been pending in the courts for a long time between that body and the national organization. The suit was brought by the National Council to compel the State Council to pay over about $20,000 back per capita tax which the latter body refused to pay. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and some other States seceded from the national body three or four years ago. Burns House at Mazatlan. Mazatlan, Mexico (Special). There were six deaths from the plague here. The house of the chief of police, with its furniture, has been burned, owing to its being contaminated by the plague. There were 43 serious cases in the Lazaretto. The number of houses burned is 141. Money is coming in freely from the City of Mexico and in terior cities. Great numbers of poor people are without work, owing to the closing of business concerns and fac tories. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. A westbound passenger train on the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad en route from Springfield to Kansas City ran into an open switch at South Greenfied and crashed into a freight train. Engineer Fred Fisher, of the passenger train, was killed instantly, and his fireman, Edward Gilbert, was fatally hurt J. M. Boyce and O. R. McLeod, med ical students at North Carolina Medi cal College, in Charlotte, are critically ill from blood poisoning, following in fection from a cadaver. At Soringtown, N. J., Frank Nichols, colored, murdered his wife, burned his home and then committed suicide. During session of Coal Strike Commis sion in Philadelphia Chairman Gray sev erely criticised refusal of president of a miners' union to grant permission for erection of a boilerhouse to protect a mine. At Yalesboro, Pa., Mrs. Lituama shot and killed Santo Marzis, a rejected suitor, who followed her from her borne, in Europe. The special convention of the Episco pal Diocese of Newark, N. J., was unable to reach a choice in balloting for a bishop. AGUINALCO'S NEW SCHEME, Asks the Halted States Government - for a Loan of $103,000,000. Washington, D. C (Special). Secre tary Root transmitted to the Senate and House copies of a petition received by him. through Governor Taft, from Aguinaldo, the late Insurgent leader in the Philippines. The petition is a re markable presentation of the conditions now existing in the Philippines, and Secretary Root hastened to send it to Congress because it went a long way toward supporting the statements he had made to the committees . of that body, and also demonstrating the necessity for prompt and exhaustive action on the part of Congress to prevent disaster and distress in the archipelago. Aguinaldo bases his appeal on condi tions which Secretary Root describes in his annual report. The Secretary records the ravages of disease among the Cara baos and the people, the locust plague and the fall in the price of silver. "Profoundly impressed by the sor rows and calamities which afflict my peo ple," he continues, "and bearing in mind the good intentions which have inspired the acts of the Civil Commission, I have taken heart to present a project of a purely economic character which, in my opinion, would remedy, if not completely, at least in great part, the precarious situ ation in which we all find ourselves. "I propose to the Honorable Civil Commission to obtain from Congress a United States Treasury loan of $20,000, 000, gold, in cash, and also a credit of $80,000,000, gold, which will guarantee the issue of paper to serve as money in the islands. This sum shall be used for the development and imp-ovement of Philippine agriculture ,and shall be paid within 20 years .the payments being made in three instalments at the end 01 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively and at the rate of $25,000,000 at the end of the first period, wrn'ch would cancel so much of the credit, and $25,000,000 and $50, ooo.oco at the end of the two remaining periods. The amount of the'eredit would not be taken out of the United States Treasury, like the loan, and both would be without interest, and could never be transferred to any other foreign nation. "When the loan and credit were ap- roved ana the anove mentioned sum ere in the Philippines a bank would be opened which could be called the 'United States of America Agricultural Philippine Bank.' and which should be under the inspection and supervision of the insular government." MADDEN SENT TO PRISON. Motorman Ran Car Into President Roosevelt's Carriage. Pittsficld, Mass. (Special). Euclid Madden, motorman, and James T. Kclley, conductor, indicted for man slaughter in connection with the ac cident here last September in which President Roosevelt was injured and William Craig, his bodyguard, was kill ed, retracted their pleas of not guilty and pleaded guilty. Madden was sentenced to serve six months in the House of Correction and to pay a fine of $500. Kelley's case was put on file. District Attorney Malone severely ar raigned Madden in a statement to tne court, charging him with criminal neg ligence and especially referring to his reply to the President immediately after the accident, that he had the right of way. Attorney Turtle said the ac cident was due to misjudgment on Madden's part. The court said that as each had pleaded guilty he was obliged, to take the District Attorney's statement and punish Madden accordingly. He might have imposed a sentence of three years in State prison or a fine of $1,000. Mad den was removed to the House of Cor rection in this city and began his sen tence. Engine Explodes. Coshocton, Ohio (Special). Four men were killed by the explosion of the boiler on an castbound Panhandle freight train four miles west of Bow crstown. The locomotive was hurled 60 feet and crashed down upon a pass ing westbound freight train, smashing the second car behind the engine. Twenty-six cars were hurled down an embankment. Fireman McCurdy and Brakctnan Clemens, who were on the engine that blew up, were instantly kill ed, as well as Engineer J. D. Ward and Brakeman Petrie, of the passing freight train. Engineer Dan O'Don nell was fatally injured. Soufriere Volcano Again. Kingston (By Cable). A brisk erup tion of the Soufriere volcano, on thir island, occurred at noon. Into the cleat sky shot up a twirling, incandescent cloud, followed by black smoke, which rapidly ascended to a great height. It furnished a highly interesting spectacle and was visible throughout the island. Sand is falling at Chateau Belair. Mountain Rent la Twain. City of Mexico (Special). News has been received here by the Minister of the Interior of earthquakes and volcanic disturbances near Urique, in the State of Chihuahua. Ncntana Mountain has been riven in twain and the atmosphere is filled with fine volcanic dust. Ar. earthquake at midnight was terrifying to the inhabitants and the people were filled with consternation. Accident to St, PaaL Southampton, Eng. (By Cable). Thr American Line steamer St. Paul broke down in Southampton water shortly af ter sailing for New York, owing to s mishap to her machinery. The acci dent to the St. Paul consisted of th cracking of her intermediate cylindei cover. This was repaired and Jhe ves sel proceeded at 8.30 p. m. Nine Killed In Eiplosloa. Wenatchee, Wash. (Special). Nine men are dead and 8 or 10 injured as t result of a rear-end collision on the Great Northern at a point known ar Happy Hollow, just above Chiwaukum. A bridge gang train ran into an engine standing with a rotary snowplow. A car containing 50 men belonging to the bridge crew was thrown from the track. The dead and injured were all members of the work gang. Neithei engineer, fireman or brakeman was among the injured. Proposed Lc Memorial Philadelphia (Special). Erection ol an equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the Gettysburg battlefield will be the object of a bill which will be introduced this week in the Legislature by Representative Thomas V. Cooper, of Delaware county. Col. A. K. Mc Dura is the author of the bill. The proposed act will appropriate . $20,000 and provide for a commission to co operate with Virginians in obtaining a statue of General Lee. This commis sion, it is specified, shall consist of the Governor, the Adjutant-General and five veterans of the Union Array, THE KEYSTONE STATE. Nr Ranpealnft ot Interest Oatlercd Proa All Source. Patents granted: James H. Baker, Allegheny, apparatus for making chains, manufacture of chains, brake beams; Silas W. Bennett. McDonald, invalid bedstead; Peter Bertges, Alle gheny, "window; Oliver W. Bubb, Ell wood City, stove pipe; Otto W. Cook. Wilkinsburg, try square for die makers use; Albert G. Cummings, Millcrsburg, hydraulic packing device; James D. Daugherty, Kittanning, typewriter rib bon actuating mechanism; Burton L. Gale, Warren, box or case; Enos L. Moore, Pittsburg, combined gas valve and burner; John H. Nicholson Pitts burg, piercing and expanding mill; John H. Park, Park Quarries, brick kiln; Charles E. Shaffer, Hallton, toy figure; Ralph C. Stifcl and R. T. Brown, Ell wood City, tube drawing device; Mich ael F. Wenrich, Ravine, nut lock. These pensions were granted: Al bert Roessing, Butler, $8; Sanford M. Hyde, Bradford, $8; William Grancc, Pittsburg. $6; William Wise. Kossuth, $0; William Lenhart. Lewisburg, $10; Jackson Stewart, Pittsburg, $12; John C. Wilson, Thurbcr, $10; Albert Thorn, Grove City. $8; Robert W. McClurg, Hanlin Station. $10; John C. Forbes, North Rome, $17; minor of William Mincer, Millhall, $10; Margaret M. McPherson. Lewisburg, $8; Lorctta Gaufficl, Vintondale, $8; Susan Dove, Warren, $8; Lewis Potters. Frugality, $17; John B. Mochoder, Shanksville, $30; Norman B. Critchfield, Somerset, $15; Lemuel H. Auman,' Johnstown, $8; Sarah J. Graham, Burgettstown, $8; Kate Brown, Pittsburg. $9; Mary B. Bennett. Stevensville, $12; minors ol James McHoney, Towanda. $16; Adam Adlcr, Coraopolis, $8; Michael Bar barich, Allegheny, $12; Levi B. Mauges, Buckstown, $14; Amos Williard, Lines villc, $10; John Mausser, Hawthorn, $17; Josephine Ficrst, Pittsburg, $8; Mary R. Ray, Atlantic. $8; Annie Pur cell, Braddock, $8; Elizabeth A. Grist, Waynesburg, $12; Margaret Gallough, Hillesgrovt, $12; Mary B. Snowden, Woodbury, $12. For several days officers have been searching for Edward Evans, of Steel ville, Chester County, who is charged with having stolen a horse belonging tc Martin Wiltman ,of Kirkwood, Coleran Township, this county. It was learned that Evans was at the residence of Wil liam Hazcn, at White Rock, Coleran Township .and Constable Frank James, of Quarry vjllc, set out on horseback to arrest Evans. When within 200 vards of the house the constable saw Evans running away. James called on the fugi tive to halt, but he refused to do so. James rode on to the house, when, he says a woman appeared armed with a revolver. She pointed the weapon at the constable and forced him to remain until Evans was out of sight James says he will have the woman arrested. In the matter of the opposition of the Post Office Department to the mainten ance of rural free delivery routes for which turnpike tolls are charged Con- ?:ressman Cassel has received definite in ormation from the Postmaster General. Congressman Cassel stated that he found that there is no intention on the part of the Post Office Department to interfere with the routes already established, whether they pass over turnpikes or not, nor is there any intention of changing any contracts which the department has with turnpike companies. What action may be taken with reference to routes asked for in the future, which will pass over turnpikes, -has not been fully de cided The new line of the Pennsylvania Rail road across Lancaster County, from At glcn to the Columbia and Port Deposit line, will be the longest straight line that the Pennsylvania system has in the State. On the east of the line for eight miles the road will be perfectly straight and on the west end the conditions are almost the same. On the whole line there will be one mile of over fifteen feet grade, which will be in striking contrast with the heavy grades of Mountvillc and Gap. An engine on the new road will be able to move trains of immense size. The line was projected to avoid the Gap and Mountville grades and to permit large train movement. One of the guests at the wedding of John J. McCarthy and Miss Alice Mc Gugart, at Schuylkill Haven, in throw ing a bag of rice at the newly wedded couple as they were stepping into their cab, missed them and struck the horses, causing a runaway. The horse ran from St. Ambrose's Catholic Church, where the wedding was celebrated, through the greater part of the town, colliding with several teams. Adam Moyer fin ally jumped at the horses' heads and brought them to a standstill. The bride and bridegroom were unhurt. The Washington and Jefferson Col lege faculty announced these members of the junior class who will appear in the annual junior oratorical contest at commencement next spring for a prize of $50: James Roy Dickie, Pittsburg; James Ferris, Houston; John Fielding, Jr., Allegheny; Elder Watson Marshall, Wilkinsburg; Homer Persell Prowitt, Washington, and Charles Andrew Tuit, Uniontown. These six were chosen out of a class of 55. One hundred Italians employed at the Lake Erie Company's quarries at Hills villc quit work because they objected to a new system of paying adopted. Failing to induce 70 men in the Union quarry of the same company to quit, they armed themselves with revolvers, knives and sledges and marched upon the lesser body. After a brief battle in which several shots were fired the Union men quit. The Greenville school board has or dered plans drawn for a new $35,000 school building. A. L. Leech, of Pittsburg, fell under a train at Big Run, Jefferson county, and was probably fatally injured. While David Richael was attending prayer meeting at East Brooke, hii horse and sleigh, valued at $175. were stolen. Extensive preparations are being made by the Knights of the Golden Eagle lodges at Johnstown, for the en tertainment of the 2.000 or more Golden Eagles to assemble in that city on May The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad has purchased 36 acres of land from J. B. Brown and Thomas March in Shenango township, Lawrence conn- ' ty, for the right of way for the new line from Butler. At a meeting of the Burgettstown town council, the franchise of the Bur gettstown Street Railway Company came up for second reading. On mo tion it was tabled untuV the company would disclose its identity. Announcement is made that the Car negie Steel Company ! has taken over the orders of the Sharon Steel Com pany for billets and other heavy mate rial th it this concern marketed. No final disposition has been made regard ing the lurnaces and blooming ana bil let mills. General Manager Stevenson is authority for the statement that the United States Steel Corporation will operate the big tube mill.
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