TROUBLE AT THE MINES
Ji Disagreement Over Strike Commis
sion' Ruling.
NUMBER OF HOUR'S FOR DAY'S WORK.
lateass Dissatisfaction In the Lower Anlbra
cH Region A Number ol the Collieries
Cloned Down The Men Refuse to Work
Ten Honrs, and Many Quit Alter Woiklnt;
Eight or Nine Hours,
Philadelphia (Special). A disagree
ment between the mine operators and
miners regarding the Strike Commis
sion's ruling en the number of hours to
constitute a day's work resulted in the
closing of numerous collieries through
out the anthracite conl region. The
greatest disatisfaction was expressed in
the lower region, and in I'ottsvillc, Sha
mokin, Mahanoy City and contiguous
towns a majority of the mines were idle
portion of the day.
At some of the collieries the men laid
down their tools after they had worked
eight hours, and at others they remained
in the mines nine hours, but refused to
work ten hours when requested to do 50
by the superintendents. The operator
assert that they will pay the men only f. -r
the actual time worked, and the miners
claim this to be a violation of the agree
ment Meetings of the local unions were held
nd in a majority of cases the miners
decided to return to work and submit
the question to joint conciliation com
mittees of operators and mitieworkcrs,
s suggested by the commission. Offi
cials of the union, as such, are not per
mitted to interfere in the controversy.
WAS STEAMER BLOWN LP?
The Bambara Carried Two Coses of Dynamite
and 95,0)0 Pounds ol Powder:
London (By Cable). It is believed
that the steamer Bamhara, on her first
trip from Marseilles to Dakar, French
West Africa, with a cargo of 95,000
pounds of gunpowder and tvr cases of
dynamite, has been blown up at sea and
has foundered. Lloyds says there is
reason to fear that this has occurred,
Although no confirmation is at hand.
The Bamhara has not been reported
from Gibraltar, although she should
have been sighted there March 31.
The captain of the French schooner
Assomption, of Marseilles, reports that
on March 28, when to miles off lie du
Palmier, he saw a brilliant flash of light,
which was followed by a loud explosion.
The captain of the Nina makes a similar
report.
The crew of the Bambara numbered
35 men and she carried six passengers.
CHINESE ARE SURPRISED.
Reports In Pekln About Hi: United States
Navy.
Pekin (By Cable). The report re
ceived here that the action of the
United States in increasing her Asiatic
Squadron is on account of the "alarm
ing reports on the situation in China,"
excites surprise in Pekin. Such reports
were not ient by the United States or
British legations, which possess good
facilities for judging the situation in
China. The only disturbances consid
ered serious are those in the Kwang
St province, the Southern province of
China bordering Tonkin, where 100,000
rebels are said to be under arms, which
were never directed against foreigners.
The latest reports regarding General
Tung Fuh Siang, the "Boxer" leader,
tsnd Prince Tuan, the exiled anti-foreigner,
who are at the head of the in
surgent forces in the Northwestern
province of Kansu, are reassuring. The
government claims to have come to an
understanding with them whereby they
agree to refrain from hostilities. It
is believed that the government is sup
plying them with funds on condition
that they remain quiet.
Threatened the President.
San Bernardino, Cal. (Special). B.
P. Brown, of Rcdlands, who was ar
rested just before the last visit of
President McKinley under instructions
from Governor Gage, who learned that
he had made threats against the Pres
ident, is again in the county jail, hav
ing been taken into custody at Red
lands on a similar charge, he having
been overheard making threatening
allusions to I'rcsid-nt Roosevelt. It
is stated that ever since the President
announced his intention of visiting the
West, Brown has been closely watch
ed and his arrest was decided upon ai
a measure of precaution. He is charg
ed with vagrancy.
Hoytlan Cabinet Resigns.
Port au Prince, Hayti (By Cable).
The Cabinet has resigned, owing to the
Senate having passed a vote of censure
against the ministers for their failure to
take proceedings against those who were
responsible for the interruption of the
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
March 30, by the firing of rifle-shots. It
was reported at the time that the distur
bance was due to the complicity of cer
tain of the ministers.
Burled Treasurt Found.
Helena, Mont. (Special). Buried
treasure to the amount of about $18,000
was discovered by a plumber under the
house at 310 Broadway. As a reward
for his discovery the alleged owners of
t.ie treasure gave him $1. The cans evi
dently had been buried for years.
Four Children Cremated.
Franklinton, N. C. (Special). A ten
ant house on the land of I. II. Kear
ney, about two miles west of here, was
destroyed by fire. The house was oc
enpied by Kufus Daniel, colored,' his
wile and seven children. Four of the
children, who were sleeping upitairs,
were burned to death. The roof was
falling in before the occupants of the
lower room were awakened. There
were no windows in the upper room,
nd the children being cut off from the
stairway by fire, were suffocated.
Coasawptive'f Horrtbl Death.
Los Angeles, Cal. (Special). Louis
Dotsmeir, aged 46 years. comump
tive, from Buffalo, N. Y., committed
suicide in a terrible manner. He pour
ed three gallons of kerosene over hit
body and set fire to his clothing. IK
was burned to death in a few mutut:
' Daagbl.T si lbs Revolution.
Walertown, N., Y. (Special). Mr
Aon Warren, the oldest resident of Jef
ferson county, died at Dexter, aged 103
years. She was a real daughter of the
American Revolution, her father having
erred in the Continental Army. ,
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.
The Burdick inquest has caused a
rupture between Police Justice Murphy
and District Attorney Coatsworth. and
the hitter has declined to take any part
in the hearing to determine whether
Penncll met death by accident or de
sign. The national executive board of the
mitieworkcrs is making arrangements
to organize West Virginia. It is said
that the tact that West Virginia was
not well organized ha been used
against the miners in their national
convention..
I.ieut. Joel R. t.ee. of the Tenth In
fantry, who was tried by court-martial
at Iligan. Island of Mindanao, on the
charge oi manslaughter, has been ac
quitted, A sandstorm caused a collision on
the Santa IV near Santa Rosa. N. M..
in which one trainman was killed and
three seriously injured.
The strain yacht Czarina, the first
vessel 1 f the auxiliary yacht navy, was
launched at the Crescent Shipyards
Eliahcih. N. J.
Member ot the School Board in
Philadelphia were convicted of accept
ing bribes from candidates for positions
as teachers.
A messenger boy was held up and
robbed oi S1400 belonging to his em
ployers near the Tombs Prison ill New
York.
It is charged that foreign workmen
are being imported into Manila in vio
lation oi -lie Contract Labor Law.
The tight in the Chicago Board of
Trade lias resulted ill evidence being laid
before the grand jury ill effect that sev
eral of the leading commission houses in
that city have been guilty of bucket
shopping." . A 14-year-old girl was the heroine of
I a tenement-house fire in New York citv.
She nearly lost her own life in trying to
save an aged crippled uncle, who perished
after she had dragged him to the top
floor.
A force of troops and constabulary,
commanded by Captain Perry, routed the
ladrones who recently attacked and for
a time held possession of Surigao, Is
land of Mindanao.
An explosion of chemicals in the
Ursulinc Convent, New York city, re
sulted in serious injuries to two young
girls and caused a panic among the stu
dents. A large meeting of negroes was held
in Brooklyn, N. Y., to protest against
disfranchisement of the colored men in
the South, and particularly in Virginia.
The jury in the case of Walter Dim
ock, accused of stealing $.10,000 from the
United States Mint at San Francisco,
rendered a verdict of guilty.
Two steamers arriving at New York
reported having passed a burning steam
er, which is believed to have been the
John J. Hill, of Philadelphia.
James Farrell was shot and killed in
a struggle with a policeman in Chicago
who surprised him, in the act of forc
ing an entrance to a house..
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion will investigate the alleged pooling
arrangement between the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe Railroad Companies.
K. II. Harriman is to get a valuable
land and cash commission from Presi
dent Diaz on condition that he build a
railroad in Lower California.
The attorneys for Mrs. Herman Oel
rich and Mrs. V. K. Vandcrbilt, Jr..
have made application for a further stay
in the F'air heirs' case.
The Chinese Commission to St. Louis
is to be headed by Prince Pu Lun as
chief, and Huang Kai Chia as vice com
missioner. The Hammond mine of the Philadel
phia and Reading Company has resum
ed operations, alter an idleness oi over
a vear.
United States Senator Clark, of Ar
kansas, got the better of Congressman
Brundige in a fist-fight in Little Rock.
Articles of merger were filed at Har
risburg, Pa., of all the large companies
in the Conncllsvillc region.
Foreign.
Wintry weather prevails in Germany
and is doing much damage to vegeta
tion, which is in an advanced state
owing to the warm weather in March.
Four inches of snow has fallen oil the
Hartz Mountains.
It is reported that the Russian con
sul at Mitrovitza, who was shot in the
back by an Albanian sentry there, is
dead. .The Bulgarian government has
seized a large quantity of the Macedo
nians' arms.
Dr. Baron von Hcintze-Wcisscnrode.
the secretary of the German Legation
at Stockholm, who has been appointed
minister resident of Germany at Ha
vana, has been in the diplomatic ser
vice for 15 years.
President Riesco, of Chili, being ser
iously ill, has appointed the first vice-
president of the republic, Ramon Bar
ros Luco, to act in his stead. The min
istry has resigned.
Major Sharp's flying British column
has returned to Daniot, Somaliland,
after a week's successful operations, in
which the enemy's losses were y8 men
killed.
Premier Combes stated that he would
not accompany President 1-oubct on the
the tatter's trip to Algeria because of
the threatening violent attitude of the
congregations, which he declared were
openly talking of violent resistance.
One of the Colombian ministerial
congressmen for the isthmus announces
that he is opposed to the acceptance of
the llay-llcrran Panama Canal conven
tion on the ground "that it is better to
suffer poverty than indignity."
The prefect apologized to the Russian
consul at Milan, Italy, for the demon
stration made by a number of socialists
before the consulate of Russia, during
which a stone was hurled at the escut
cheon of the consulate.
In a battle between Bulgarian bands
and Turkish troops it is reported that
1.000 were killed or wounded. The rail
road bridge over the Augusta River, 30
miles from Seres, was blown up by Bul
garians, Financial.
Northern Securities' decision is ex
pected, says Attorney Day, before
May 1.
Corn exports this week were 2,822,
008 bushels and wheat, 3,130,974 bush
el. Southern Pacific stock was offered
for use at 1-4 of one per cent.
More than $10,000,000 of bonds have
been refunded under Secretary Shaw's
plan.
Arbuckles have been flooded with or
ders for refined sugars since they be
gan the cut-rate war.
American Bridge Company's strike,
say the strike leaders, will probably be
settled within a few days.
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
officials all deny that new company
is to be organized to rival them.
The Treasury Department estimates
ttie population ol the United Mates on
April 1 as 80,142,000, while the total
amount of money in circulation was
$-.35 1,757.94 J. an average per capita of
Recently $500,000 San Francisco Rail
way 4 per cent, bonds were sold in
Europe at 8a London is a good buyer
ol bonds that yield about 4 I -a or 5 per
cent.
PAYMENT FOR BLOCKADE
Allies Ask This of Venezuela In an
Amendment.
BOWEN TURNS PROPOSITION DOWN.
The Published Papers Show That the Powers
Have Accepted About Nine-Tenths of the
Protocol and That the Above Ment'oned
Amendment is Now Ih; only Substantial
Point of Disagreement.
Washington. D. C. (Special State
Department officials say they think the
allied powers have again blundered or
she wn bad faith in the Venezuelan af
fairs by their amendments proposed to
the protocol sending the question of
preferential treatment to The Hague
convention.
In their demand that the following
amendment be made to the protocol
submitted by Minister Herbert W.
Bowcn the allies have, in the opinion
of Mr. Bowen, made an attempt to go
back on the agreements reached in the
protocols signed February 13 last:
"If preferential or separate treatment
is not given to Great Britain, Germany
and Italy, the tribunal may consider
whether any and what compensation
should be made by Venezuela out of
the 30 per cent, of the customs reve
nues set aside to those powers for the
expense which they have incurred in
connection with the blockade."
In this contention the allies renew
their demand for payment larger than
that to be accorded other powers or
for preferential treatment oi another
kind. Under no conditions wdl Min
ister Bowen agree to the amendment,
and he has so informed the representa
tives of the allies. The other changes
made are not considered essential, and
with but one or two exceptions they
have been agreed to by Mr. Bowen.
The representatives of the allies and
Mr. Bowcn met at the BritisTi Embas
sy. A letter from Mr. Bowcn to Sir
Michael Herbert, in which he refuse
to accept the amendment given above,
was read with much interest. Minister
Bowcn was informed his attitude as
thus expressed would be cabled by each
to his Government and that by Wed
nesday they would be ready to meet
again.
It is believed the decision of The
Hague will be agair.t the allies, and they
appreciate this fact. For this reason
they have suggested the amendment giv
ing them payment for the cost of their
two months' blockade, which would
amount to about S.'oo.ooo. It is under
stood that The Hague protocol drawn
by Mr. Bowen was referred by the Lon
don Foreign Office to the I-aw Lords of
drcat Britain and that they suggested to
Germany and Italy the insertion of the
objectionable amendment. Again, it is
argued by Mr. Bowen, England has been
the cause of the allies taking an unfair
stand, and has attempted practically to
repudiate her agreement as to the pay
ment of the debt as expressed in her
protocol signed February last.
CLARKE AND BRUNDIGE FIGHT.
New Arkansas Senator and Ex-Governor Come
to Blows.
Little Rock, Ark. (Special). A polit
ical quarrel between United States
Senator Clarke and former Governor
and Congressman Brundige resulted in
a fight in Little Rock, and more trou
ble is looked for. The argument and
fight took place in front of the Capi
tol. After several hot words Had passed
Senator Clarke struck Brundige. When
the men separated. Brundige, who is
a small man, was bloody from wounds
on his head. F'ricnds of both men were
standing about, and spectators hustled
for cover, expecting a shooting affray.
Both men were taken care of by
friends. No arrests were made.
The fight is alleged to have been over
a published - interview with Brundige
here, criticising Clarke for refusing the
offer of Senator Berry to accompany
him to the desk of the President of the
Senate when he took the oath of office.
PLUNGED OVER ENBANKMENT.
One Man Killed -Mass of Rock Fell Over
Train Near Northlleld.
Northfield, Vt. (Special). A mass of
rock which had fallen onto the tracks of
the Central Vermont Railroad, near
here, caused the wreck of the north
bound express running from Boston to
Montreal.
The locomotive and three cars plunged
over an embankment forty feet high, but
only one man, Timothy O'Neil, of
Northfield, the fireman, lost his life. All
on board the train were violently shaken,
but none of the tram hands or passen
gers were injured, beyond a few slight
bruises.
The express, which was the regular
night train that leaves Boston at 7.30
P. M., consisted of eleven cars, and in
cluded mail, baggage and express cars,
Pullman sleepers, a day coach and
second-class cars.
Selling Their Children.
Washington, D. C. (Special). Con
sul General McWade, at Canton, China,
cables the State Department that the
famine is increasing in the Kwangsi
province; that starving parents are sell
ing the children for small sums of mon
ey, and makes an appeal for charitable
help. In view of the urgency in this
matter and difficulties the transmission
of relief funds by individual contribu
tors, the State Department announces
it will receive and transmit contribu
tions. ,
Land Deposited In River.
Butte, Mont. (Special). A special
from Kalispell, Mont., says that the
residents of Helena Flats, five miles
north of Kalispell, were terrified by
an earthquake. At a point on White
Fish river, where the disturbance oc
curred, more than five acres of bluff
land was carried a distance of 600 feet
and deposited in the channel of the
river. The dam is 300 feet long and
no trace of the former channel can be
seen. The water is backing up and
flooding the bottom lands.
Four Mea Killed.
Dubois, Pa. (Special). Four men
were killed and several injured at Lon
dpn.mine, near here, by a fall of rock
and earth. The dead are Earl Wag
gelt. Edward Fye, George Truax and
William Phippi. One boy's leg was
broken, another's back was injured and
several others were slightly injured.
The dead are well known young men of
this place and all were married except
Waggett. This mine has been consid
ered exceptionally safe to work in and
had been tree from accidents for a num
, bcr of years.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
President to Clot Communication.
During his absence from Washing
ton President Roosevelt will be at all
hours of the day and night in close
touch with the White House. Tele
graphic communication will be main
tained between the President's party
and Assistant Secretary Forster, who
is in charge of the White House, where
the routine executive business is trans
acted. Prior to leaving Washington,
President Roosevelt disposed of prac
tically all questions relating to appoint
ments; but if the necessity should arise
he will make aopointments while en
route They will be announced at the
White House, and not from the Pres
ident's train.
During the two weeks and two days
the President will spend in the Yellow
stone Park Secretary Loeb will be on
the special train, which will be side
tracked at Cinnabar, near the entrance
to the park. He will be in daily com
munication with the President through
ti c telephonic or telegraphic system in
the park or by courier. A direct wire
between Cinnabar and the White
House will be constantly at his dis
posal. In the event tif untoward inci
dent or accident, the White House will
be notified instantly.
No Furlher Investigation.
Assistant Secretary I.oomis, who has'
been making an investigation into cer
tain charges lodged against United
Slates Consul W. Maxwell Greene, at
Hamilton. Bermuda, in connection with
the wreck of the tourist steamer Madi
ana, received a reply from that officer
which is satisfactory, and there will be
110 further proceedings in this matter.
The Consul makes it appear that he
was not informed of the fact of the
grounding of the ship until sometime
after it occurred, and asserts that as
soon as he was informed he did every
thing in his power to alleviate the con
dition of the castaways.
Member of American Commission.
William E. Bainbridge, of Iowa, for
merly second secretary of legation at
Pekin, has been selected as the repre
sentative of the United States on
the American-Venezuelan Commission,
which will meet at Caracas to adjust
the claims of this country against Ven
ezuela. Mr. Bainbridge was at Pekin
throughout the siege, and rendered ef
ficient service there.
Two Billions In Circulation.
'i he amount of money in circulation
in the United States on April 1 was i
$-W-7?7-o,43, being $04,710,586 more
than at the same date last vear. Based !
oil an estimated population of 80,142,
coo, tiie. circulation per capita is now
$24.34. Not including the gold and sil
ver held for the redemption of certifi
cates outstanding, the money in the
Treasury amounts to $313,087.017, and
the general stock of money in the Unit
ed States is, therefore. $.2,664,845,010.
being an increase of $3,788,822 "since
March 1 last.
A. A. Winston Goes to Guatemala.
The State Department has filled the
position of secretary of legation at
Guatemala city by the appointment of
A. A. Win.slow, of Indiana. This post
was held by J. W. Bailey, of Kentucky,
who was in company with young God
frey Hunter when FTtzgerald was shot.
Bailey was given an indefinite leave of
aosence and is now in this country.
Spanish Claims Against Venezuela.
Mr. Bowen, Venezuela's plenipoten
tiary, signed, with Senor Ojeda, the
Spanish minister, the Venezuelan-Spanish
protocol providing for the adjust
ment oi the Spanish claims bv a joint
commission at Caracas. The President
of Mexico, it is provided, shall select
the umpire in case of the failure of the
committee to agree.
In the Departments.
The enlisted men of the ships of the
battleship squadron are to be given a
net leave of 10 days when the vessels
arc docked for repairs, in about a
month and a half. The squadron is
made up of the Kearsarge, Alabama,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Indiana and
Iowa. The men on the Maine also will
be given similar leave.
The Civil Service Commission has
given a statement showing how the
new regulations for the appointment of
laborers in the departments has work
ed. Mrs. Roosevelt and her children re
turned to Washington after a week's
outing on the Mayflower.
Sir Chemung, the new Chinese min
ister, arrived in Washington, and ex
pressed himself as desirous to present
his credentials to Secreary Hay as early
as possible.
The City Gas Company of Norfolk
has filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission charges of discrimination
against the Baltimore and Ohio.
Officers who displayed cospicuous
gallantry in the fight with San Miguel's
forces in the Philippines were recom
mended for recognition.
Surveyor General C. C. Goodale, of
Colorado, lost his position because he
rigorously enforced the payment of po
litical assessments.
The Navy Department has consented
to allow the Marine Band to participate
in the dedication ceremonies at St.
Louis.
Private Dcnn, Second Cavalry, broke
his collar bone by a fall during a prac
tice drill at Fort Myer.
United States Minister Leishman has
cabled the State Department that he has
received satisfactory assurances from the
Sultan of Turkey that Americans would
be admitted to all the privileges enjoyed
by other nationalities.
Lawyer George Edward Mills, Dr.
Flower's son's business partner, was ar
rested in New York on the charge of
trying to bribe Assistant District Attor
ney Garvan.
Sir Chen Tung Liang Chamr. the new
Chinese minister, with his suite of 45
persons, arrived in Washington.
Roy W. Aler, a despondent clerk,
drank carbolic acid and turned on the
gas. He may recover.
Upon being relieved as naval attache
at London. Cattain Richard Clover will
be placed in command of the Brooklyn
which will become the flagship of the
European Squadron. '
Major General Corbin made public
a report from General Davis, command
ing the Philippines, on the situation in
the Moro country.
Colon I Edwards, chief of the Bureau
of Insuhir Affairs, has issued a circular
announcing action looking to carrying
out the Philippine Currency Act.
Judge A. B. Hagner, of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, will
retire from the bench May 31.
The Isthmian Canal Commission hat1
appointed a subcommittee to visit Col
ombia (or the purpose of making a per
sonal inspection of the proposed Panama
Canal.
The selection of the United States
commissioners to the International Mon
etary Conference will be announced
when Secretary Shaw returns to Wash
ington. J'hc Census Bureau made public the
first annual statement of cotton produc
tion under the permanent organization of
that bureau.
CONSULATE IS IN DANGER
Bluejackets Landed From the U. S,
Cruiser Atlanta.
SAN DOMINGO SITUATION CRITICAL.
A Shell Fired From thj Governm.'nl Warshli
Fell on the German Consulate, but Luckily
Did Not Explode A Batlte on the Bonks
of the Oiama A MunJred Are Killed or
Wounded.
Cape Ilaytien, Hayti (By Cable).
The situation in San Domingo City is
vcy critical. The commander of the
United States cruiser Atlanta, which
has arrived at San Domingo from
this port, landed a detachment of 50
bluejackets to guard the United States
Consulate General in that city.
A shell fired by the Dominican
cruiser Presidentc, which is on the side
of President Vasqucz, fell on the Ger
man Consulate. The damage done,
however, was purely material, as the
projectile, happily, d'id not burst.
A battle lasting three hours took
place between the government troops
and the revolutionists on the banks of
the River Ozania, which flows into the
Caribbean Sea at Santo Domingo. A
hundred men were killed or wounded.
President Vasqucz demands the sur
render of Santo Domingo City, but ill;
revolutionists arc disposed to resist u;i
to the last moment.
Santo Domingo. A severe encounter
is reported to have taken place between
the government troops and the rebels
at San Antonio de Guerra. about 20
miles from this city. It is said that 146
men were killed or wounded.
The rebels, while crossing the river
were attacked by the government
troops and an hour's fighting ensued.
All communication and news from
the interior is interrupted and business
is practically suspended. A quantity
of arms and ammunition was shipped
on a gunboat, which is in the hands of
the rebels, for an unknown destination.
The situation is critical.
Washington, D. C. ( Special). The
Navy Department is informed that the
cruiser Atlanta has arrived at San Do
mingo City, where she was ordered to
look after the American interests dur
ing the political troubles now in pro
gress in San Domingo. There was an
exchange of shots at San Domingo by
Dominican warships and the land bat
teries. The latest report received from
United States Consul Maxwell at San
Domingo was to the effect that a crisis
was imminent.
'1 he Navy Department received a ca
blegram ironi Commander Turner,
commanding the Atlanta, at San Do
mingo, as. follows: "All quiet. Insur
gents in charge. Reports indicate an
attack by government troops. Com
munication is interrupted. This goes
overland to Com."
YOL'NQ WOMEN TO BE HERALDS.
Novel Fealure to Be Introduced at the Con
federate Reunion.
New Orleans (Special). Preparations
for the Confederate reunion, which be
gins May 19, arc now well under way.
A number of novel features will be in
troduced. Each State division will have a band
preceding it in the parade. Fourteen
young ladies of the highest Confeder
ate standing, will ride in a beautifully
decorated tally-ho at the head of the
parade, and will be known as heralds.
They will be dressed entirely in white
add will have banners denoting the
State they represent and the coats of
arms of the States will be wrought in
flowers on the sides of the- tally-ho.
The tally-ho will be preceded by the
Memphis Bugle Corps of 45 pieces,
composed of young society men, who
have been training for the purpose.
Six Bandits Captured.
Guthrie, Okla. (Special). Sheriffs
Morrison, of Kiowa county; Thomp
son, of Caddo; Porter, of Garfield, and
Bottom, of Washita, surrounded a
ranch near Cordelc, Okla., and within
a brief time captured six of the re
maining outlaws of the Bert Casey
gang, supposed to have robbed the Le
ger Bank of $Sooo last Friday. The ban
dits were surprised and taken without
trouble.
Sentenc:d to. Death.
Manila By Cable). Col. Julian Santos,
the former aide-de-camp of the late Gen.
San Miguel, who participated in San
Miguel's operations, and was captured
oyer a month ago by Governor Daniel
Rigard, of Rizal province, personally,
has been found guilty at Passig, before
Judge Crossfield, of brigandage, abduc
tion and disarming the olicc at Nova
liches, and was sentenced to death. The
case will be appealed.
Louisiana Levees Break.
New Orleans (Special). The levees
broke at the upper line of ex-Governor
Warmouth's Magnolia plantation, on
the west side of the river and about
60 miles below, this city. As the river
bank at that point is very steep, the
break will have to be closed from the
inside. The Grand Isle Railaoad re
fuses freight or passengers for points
below Magnolia.
Mrs. Mckinley In Runaway.
Canton, Ohio (Special). Mr Mc
Kinley's team started on a runaway as
she was driving to the cemetery. At
the West Fifth street hill one of the
horses fell and the team was stopped.
Neither Mrs. McKinley nor any of the
other occupants of the carriage waj
injured. The horses made a lunge in
passing several street cars near the
public square, which caused the break
ing of a yoke strap.
SPARKS FROM-ThFwIRES. -
Three persons were killed and 10 or
more injured in a fire in a tenement
house in New York.
A number of French religious orders
are anxious to establish themselves in
New Orleans.
Rhodesia has accepted an invitation
to participate in the St. Louis Expo
sition. One hundred and fifty nonunion struc
tural ironworkers from Baltimore,' im
ported at Pittsburg by the American
Bridge Company, were prevailed upon
by the strikers not to go to work.
Four hundred coal teamsters and
helpers went on a strike in Providence,
R. I.
Four passengers were injured in a
collision on the Southern near Knox
ville. Tenn.
One thousand miners in the four Pan
handle counties of West Virginia and
Belmont, O., have refused to work be'
cause the operators declared to sign the
scale adopted at the Wheeling confer
ence. The New Jersey House of Representa
tives, after strenuous opposition on the
part of the Democrats, passed a) bill for
a bipartisan excise board in Jersey City.
SIX MEN MEET DEATH.
Ten Others Are Fatally Hurt In a Braddoclr
Pa., Sleel Plant.
Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). An acci
dent at Furnace I, of the Edgar Thom
son plant of the Carnegie Stcci Com
pany at Braddock is expected to prove
one of the worst in the history of the
plant in the number of deaths result
ing. Twenty men were injured, six of
whom arc dead and ten are in the hos
pital and are not expected to recover.
The other injured went to their
homes and arc suffering from painful
burns.
The accident was caused by a "hang"
in the -furnace dropping and forcing
large quantities of white hot dust down
a large pipe into a pit where the men
were at work. The victims were caught
like rats in a trap, without means of
escape, and all were burned and blis
tered over their entire bodies and large
strips of flesh peeled off their bodies
when they were pulled out of the pit
by fellow workmen.
The cries of agony of the victims as
they writhed in the lava-like stuff from
which they were? vainly trying to extri
cate themselves could be heard for
nearly n block away.
Hundreds of workmen from other
r portions of the plant rushed to the res
cue ol their fellows, and as quickly as
possible pulled them from the pit and
carried them to the emergency hos
pital. Seven of the men were completely
nude when their bodies reached the
emergency hospital, and the others had
but a few shreds of clothing upon them.
The bodies of the fatally burned could
scarcely be recognized as such. They
were blackened or shredded in strips
lv the white hot "down-comer' dm'
that burned into their flesh. Many of
the men had large blotches burned
through the flesh, caused by large
splashes of molten iron that had struck
them and burned through to the bone.
Furnace I is equipped with the ia
nious electric "skids, which arc now
used on all United States Steel Corpor
ation's blast furnaces.
THE GRAND JURY WILL INVESTIGATE.
Penned the One Suspected Says Judje
Murphy.
Buffalo. N. Y. (Special). District At
torney Coatsworth is authority for the
statement that the mysterious Burdick
murder case will go before the grand
jury, and ind-'ctiucnts are not altogether
improbable, even though the report of
Judge Murphy on the inquest has been
made public without disclosing any evi
dence in the possession of the authorities
on which an indictment could be ex
pected. The grand jury convenes in the City
Hall on Monday, and its principal busi
ness will be to consider the circumstan
ces surrounding this murder.
"I will consider the case in its every
phase between now and Monday," Dis
trict Attorney Coatsworth said, ."and
when Monday arrives I will be prepared
to present the case in the fullest possible
form."
When the witnesses are called before
this somewhat august body two women
will, beyond doubt, be the principals.
They are:
Alice Hull Burdick, widow, of the
murdered man.
Nlrs. Maria Hull, the mother of Bur
dick's widow.
The Question goes further: What will
the women tell, if they tell anything?
They will likely be given a warmer ses
sion than they had on the witness-stand
in the police court, and there will be no
attorneys to guard them against pertin
ent interrogatories.
Wood Not to Succeed Taft
Washington, D. C. (Special). It was
stated at the War Dcpartmi nt that Gen
eral Wood is not to become Governor
General of the Philippines as a succes
sor of Governor Taft, even should the
illness of the latter c.isc his resigna
tion. This statement is' made because
of rumors afloat regarding the govern
ment of the Philippines and General
Wood's commission.
Stabbed By Lunatic.
Jacksonville, 111. (Special). P. B.
Campbell, a deputy sheriff of McDon
ough County, was stabbed to death by
an insine man on a Burlington train
near Cliapinellc. Campbell had charge
of the man, whom he was bringing to
the Central Insane' Hospital. After
stabbing Campbell, the insane man se
cured Campbell's revolver and defied the
whole ear load of passengers until he
was finally overpowered.
Young Couple Die by Poison.
New York (Special). Frederick Stot
hard and his bride, to whom he was re
cently married, were found dead in the
yard of his father's home, in Lakeview,
a suburb of Paterson, N. J. They had
k'lled themselves with carbolic acid. It
is believed the double suicide was the
i t suit of a pact decided upon after the
pair had started for the Stothard home
to' ask the forgiveness of Stothard'i
f.ither.
Cannot Bt Excluded.
Terrc Haute, Ind. (Special). Judge
Stimson of Superior Court decided that
tl.e boards of health have no power to
exclude the uuvaccinated children from
public schools. This is the first deci
sion on the constitutionality of the law
passed two years ago at the request of
the antivaccinationists. The case will
be appealed.
Ebeneter Eutterkk Dead.
New York (Special). Ebcnezcr But
terick, the originator of the tissue paper
dress pattern, died at his home in
Brooklyn. He was 76 years of age.
Killed In Mine Explosion.
St. Louis, Mo. (Special). A special
from Sandoval, III." says: Five men
ivcre killed and four fatally injured by
an explosion . in the coal mine here.
The dead: Frank Devis, L. F. Lamay,
Dominic Barlottso, John Gachenis, Joe
Beanca. Fatally injured: Henry New
hoise Henry Wheeler, Charles Lewis,
William McFaddcn. Seriously hurt:
Frank Day. Three of the dead men
leave families. It is thought the explo
sion was caused by a windy shot' ignit
ing the coal dust.
Kidnapped His Own Daaibiar.
Omaha, Neb.. March ,31. Albeat
Strohmcier, of Kansas City, aided by
hia wife and son, today kidnapped Lola
Young, the adopted il-ycar-old daughter-
of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Young,
prominent Omaha people. She Is the
daughter of Strohmeicr by a former
wife. The men made their escape with
the child in Dugiy, but Mrs. Stroh
mcier was averted as she was at
tempting to tscspe on s street car.
The child aj kidnapped while play
ing near Monincuth Park. The Jhrea
drove away.. . I ,
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Lafest Nes of Pennsylvania Told It
Short Order.
The following pensions were granted
1 cunsyivanians: wm. Hewitt, tlollj.
daysburg, $6; Charles McLaughlin,
Wingate, $8; Ephraim Wilt, Poplar
Run, $13; Thomas J. Walker. Califor
nia, $10; Jacob L. Bycrs, East Bradv,
iu; Clara Ransom, Corry, $12; William
Rice, Port Allegany, $10; William Wag.
ner, Pittsburg, $12; David Daugherty,
iociiesicr .miiis, u; Lawrence wint.
man. State Run, $8; Ananias Wonders,
I.ecchburg, $12; Mary M. Smith,
Worthington. $8: Eliza f. Carter. Pitts.
tiurg, $8; Christian Lampc, Pittsburg,
ro; ncn.iamin r. .Miller, .Mcadvillc, Sti;
David F. Ungcr, Mcrccrsburg, $f;
Henry C. Thomnson. Allc-hcnv. $d-
sariah Stcffy, Indiana. $12; David
Burrcc, Spring Mills, $17; Ashford
wa.rnick, Dunbar, 524: Curtis A.
rook, corry, 510; William A. Don
lean. Meadvillc, $24: Sophia Burris, AI
:0011a. $8: Eftie Faucett. Kinnoriiim. $
Barbara Randoybtish, Hopewell, $f;
Joseph Kissel, Sterling Run, $6; Hcze
kiah Moose. McKeesport, $8; Martin
i Dill. Wilkinsburg, $6; John Ellick,
Wilmcrding. $8: losenh A. Sharo. Da-
.is, $12: Benjamin Babcock, Spartans
burg, $8; Peter Stil'tlcr. Duncansvillc,
$8; Jackson Boggs, Rochester. $12;
ucorgo w. stnie, Ale v cytown, $10.
rioyn iunn, agea 14, is missing irom
Ins home in Orangevillc, Mercer
county.
Kaymoncl itatlihurst, aged 24, a
Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman, was
killed at Altoona.
The Primitive Methodist congrega
tion of Irwin will burn a $4000 mort
gage on the church property.
Work on the new glass plant at Dun
bar has begun.
Sophia Little, aged . accidentally
set fire to her clothing at Clearfield and
died -irom her burns. ,
A sneak thief entered the Shciiangn
Valley Hospital at New Castle and
stole $40 from the nurses.
W. P. Jackson has been appointed
health officer for New Castle, vice W,
II. Vance, resigned.
The plant of the Canonsburg Steel
snd Iron Company is in partial opera
tion after a two months' shutdown.
Charles M. Stewart, a Rochester man,
died as the result of a shock received
in an attempt to assassinate his son,
R. B. Stewart.
N. M. Rodgers. of this year's grad
uating class of the Western Theolog
ical Seminary, Allegheny, has been
chosen pastor of the VanpoTt, industry
and Uethlehem 1'resbytcriaii churches.
The Kittanning rolling mills have re
sumed after a long shut down. Several
hundred men arc affected.
F. M. Lockwood, owner of the Hotel
McClure, at Franklin, has sold the
property to ex-Post master E. W. Smith
and John E. Burgoin.
Andrew Carnegie lias offered the
First United Presbyterian church at
McDonald $1750 for an organ, provid
ing the congregation raise a similar
amount.
The Berwind-White Coal Company
purchased 25 tracts of coal in Stony
Creek township, Somerset county, for
$125,000. It adjoins their present im
mense holdings.
II. D. Thomnson. who leaves the cm-
olov of the Pittsburg Coal Companj
to accept the superintendency of the
Orient Coal and Coke Company work
at Uniontown, was presented with a
gold-mounted clock and gold signet
ring by his associates in the Pittsburtf
company.
The Hyndman postoffice becomes t
j - . j .1.- . .
inira-ciHss oiucc louay, wuu iijst yivy
cut postmaster, George S. Mullin, re
appointed. SuDervisitiBT Architect Taylor, of thf
Treasury Department, has arrived a
Uil Uity to select a site mr inc ncn
Federal building, for which Congresl
made an appropriation.
At Connellsville, Robert Anderson
:olorcd, admits having shot 1'ictro be
rafini. but claims he fired in self-defense.
The money stolen from the foreigner
was found on the negro s person.
The Citizens' National Bank, with
a capital of $50,000, has been organizer'
at Windbar.
The bones of a supposed victim ol
the Johnstown flood were found alon?
the Lonemaugh river near xsincvcn.
The erection of a large barracks in
the city of Philadelphia is said to br
behind a bill introduced by Representa
tive Stcinbach. The measure provider
ti-at when the property at the south
west corner Broad street and Wash
ington avenue, now occupied as a de
pot of supplies by the United State!
Marine Corps, is purchased by the
United States Government the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania shall cede
all jurisdiction over the property. The
extent of the proposed occupation ol
property is not to exceed 20,000 square
feet. It is also contemplated that othti
property adjoining will be leased 01
purchased by the Government and on
the real estate so acquired will be
erected one of the largest marine bar
racks in the United States.
Governor Pennypackcr filled three
important offices by appointment whcir
he sent to the Senate the names of Dr.
B. H. Warren, of Chester county, Iff
be Dairy and Food Commissioner, suc
ceeding Jesse K. Cope, of Chesto
county, resigned; Prof. H. A. Surface
of State College, to be Econoiin'
Zoologist, succeeding Benjamin F.
MacCartney, of Jefferson county, re
signed, and Robert S. Conklin. of Co
luinbia county, to be Deputy Forestrj
Commissioner, a new office create
for the purpose of affording more a
sistance to Forestry Commis3ionci
Rothrock.
Robbers entered the store of A. Sa
pira at Grampian, and carried off W
worth of goods.
John P. Mast, aged 13. of Morgan
town, was instantly killed when th'
beam of a derrick broke and struck him
Samuel Butcher, aged 76, a well
known resident of Chillisquake town
ship, is dead.
Henry Shoop, aged 83, one of tli
oldest undertakers in Central Pennsyl
vania, died at Harrisbrug of grip, ilt
followed undertaking since 1843.
Miss Alice Detwiler, of Norristown,
arising to take a dose of medicine i
the darkness, got the wrong bottle aw
took a quantity of laudanum. A phy
aician managed to save her life.
By an explosion caused by his driV
penetrating a dualin cap, George Car
ber, of Mt. Carmel, was terribly cut and
injured internally. lie will likely die.
Work on a new electric "railroad 'fro
Scranton to Tunkhannoclt, to be known
ia the Scranton Factory ville and Tunk'
hannock Railway, is to be started in f
few weeks.
Eight-year-old Herbert Crowhursfc
of Philadelphia, who is visiting friendi
near Doylestown, had the index finger
of his left hand cut off while playiutf
with a saw.
Henry Westerman, a prominent fa''
mer of Northern Lancaster county, died
suddenly in his carriage, i
While Reading Railway repairmen
were riding on a truck north of Read
ing an engine ran into them. Gariana
Gioehrons, aged 24, was killed. ,'