"JAPAN AND RUSSIA
EACH CLAIMS VICTORY
o
i Alexleff and Togo Send Official Reports of Latest Battle
Japs Declare They Sunk One Destroyer One
Seaman Wounded.
Viceroy Alexleff and Vice-Admiral Togo made their
respective reports on tbe lute t naval fight of! Pert Arthur,
both claiming victory. The Viceroy dec lured the Kussinn
ships chased the Japs, while Togo stated t hut his guns
bad sunk Russian torpedo bout destroyer.
Several Japanese naval officers and sailors landed at
Chefu from an open boat, And were supposed cither to
belong to a gunboat which was damaged durin jr tbe fight
off Port Arthur and which sank trying to reach port or
they were members of the crew of ihe merchant steamer
sunk near the entrance of Port Arthur for the purpose of
blocking it.
It was said that Japan had landed 40 transport loads
of troops since February 10.
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). The Ciar
has received the following from Viceroy
AJexieff, dated Tort Arthur, February
Mi
"After the moon had set early In the
morning of February 23 the Retvizan re
pelled several attacks of the enemy s tor-
Cdo boats, two of which are believed to
v sunk in the open Fen. Our torpedo
boats, under Captain of the First Hunk
MaiuSKritch and Captain of the Second
Hank Prince Lieven. unsupported, en
countered and pursued the enemy's torpedo-boat
flotilla. '1 hey sighted no large
Warships.
"Later in the morning of February 25
thecmiseis Bsysn, Diana, Askold and
Nov Ik were sent out to prevent the Jap
'auese cruisers from pursuing a portion of
r returning torpedo-boat flotilla. Oncof
torpedo bonis, which was cut off by
foot Japanese cruisers, sought shelter in
Dor bay, where it was subjected to a
long-distance lire by the enemy. It bad
no casualties.
"The Japanese fleet on sighting our
cruisers came iu closer to the forts, which,
together with our warships, opened tire
at 10.60. Our cruisers, stilt tiring, en
tered the harbor, which our torpedo bouts
had already safely reached.
"The enemy's shells for tbe most part
fell abort. One seaman was wounded,
but we sustained no other casualties.
"The Japnncse fleet consisted of 17
large warships and 8 torpedo boats."
ROCHESTER'S BUSINESS
SECTIONRRE-SWEPT
Property to the Value of $5,000,000 Destroyed by the
Worst Conflagration in the History of the City
Dynamite Used to Check Flames.
Rochester, N. Y., (Special). Tbe worst
conflagration in the history of Rochester
started a few minutes before 5 o'clock
A. M. in the basement of the Rochester
Dry Goods Company's store at 'Son.
1M-168 Main street Fast. The fire, w hich,
according to t tie night watchman in the
tore, Thomas Connors, was discovered
eoon after it started, spread with such
rapidity that by the time an alarm was
turned in the entire front of tbe store
was a mass of flumes. Assistant Chief
Jaynes realized at once the dangerous
nature of the tire and turned in a general
alarm. By thistimethe flames bad spread
to tbe building occupied by the dry goods
fcrm of Beadle fc Sherburne Co.
Chief Little arrived on the scene shortly
after the general alarm was sounded,
lie realized that the flumes wcie beyond
the control of the local Department, and
appeals for more fire apparatus were sent
to tbe chiefs of the Buffalo and Syracuse
Departments. Nearly live hours luter
four steamers arrived from Syracuse.
Within an hour after being discovered
tbe fire bad spreud to the big Gruuite
building occupied by the firm of Sibley,
lindsay & Curr, and by hundreds of
badness and professional men. The
flames also spread to the buildiugs in the
rear of tbe Granite block. The extreme
cold made fire fighting difficult and
hazardous, as the Udders were coated
with ice.
Assistant Chief Frank A. James was
hurt about 8 o'clock, aud was removed to
Hahnemann Hospital. He was struck in
tbe bead by a (tying nozzle, 'i bis was
tbe only accident" reported.
toss aboit W.OO0.OO0.
Tbe loss is estimated ut bclwevn 4.
M0.000 and 3.000,000, most of which
fell on the Sibley, Lindsay A Curr Com
pany, tbe Beadle & Sherburne Company,
Uua Rochester Dry Goods Company aud
tfce Walkover Shoe Compuuy. The ls
to the business oflires in the Granite
Building cannot be estimated at this
-writing. The plane and estimate fir
tie mammoth new block that the Sibley,
Lindsay & Curr Conipuuy couiemplutcd
building in the spring, aud theoriginul
plans and specifications for I he new High
School were destroyed. Almost tbe en
tire tenth floor of the Granite Building
was occupied by the Vacuum Oil Com
pany, a branch of the hlaudardOil Com
' may. The Bradslrect Mercantile Agcucy
leo had offices in Ibis building.
ati.r raoM acrsau i svusl-i'sb.
Several engines from the Buffalo Fire
Department arrived at 11 o'clock. At
that hour the fire was still burning
' fiercely, but Chief Little believed that
tbe flames could be kept under control, '
Suit Capitol Burned.
Madison, Wis., (8p.inl).-Tbe Wis
consin State Cupitol Building was badly
damaged by fire, with a loss estimated
at 1600,000. The Slate curries only par
tial insurance, being iu tbo processor
chaag from insurance in companies to a
system of State insurance. Tbe (ire may
involve lb building of a new cupitol. a
special session of tbe legislature and the
probable renewal of I lie agilatiun In
favor of the removal of the cupltul f'oin
Madisou to Milwaukee.
Asurkss Bed Sciicd.
Xagusakl. (By Cable). -The Jaoauesc
government bus seized 670 tons of mew '
beef which was shipped from Han Fran
cisco on tbe steamer Korea, February 2,
sad which was consigned to the Russian
government atVladlvostok. It is thought
that tbe Japanese government will pur
chase tbe beef. ,
Omaha, (fix-lul). Horse G. Hurt,
former president of Ijo Union Pacific
KaiiruM. aad Mrs, Hurt were paasenirers
a the atoamcr Korea, repolkd stled by
11 a Japanese at Nugssukl.
Tokio, ( By Cable). The official report
of the attempt made last Tuesday night
to block the harbor of Port Arthur lias
reached Tokio. The report was written
by Vice-Admiral Karaimtira, division
commander under Admiral Togo.
The report recites that at a certain
point near Port Arthur a number of
merchant steamers, escorted bv a torpedo
flotilla, were dispatched for the purpose
of closing the entrance to the harbor.
The torpedo flotilla rejoined the fleet
at 10 A. M. Wednesday at sea at a
rendezvous previously agreed upon and
reported that the steamer llokoku Maru
bad been sunk at the foot of the light
house on tbe left side of the entrance.
The Bushiu was sunk outside, bevond
the llokoku Maru. The Tenshin Maru
and the Buoy Mum and Jinsen Maru
were sunk at the foot of Laotche hill
almost side by side.
All the above-mentioned steamerswere
sunk by their own cre'i' who were ull
sulely rescued.
A bombardment of the Inner harbor
was then ordered, aud foi 15 minutes all
the heavy guns of the Japanese fleet
threw shells over the hills into the har
bor. The Japanese were unable to de
termine the effect of the bombardment.
In the meantime the Japanese cruiser
squadron discovered two Kussian torpedo
destroyers ut I he foot of Laotche Hill and
gave chase One of the destroyers es
caped, butlMM other was pursued into
Pigeou bay, where it wus sunk.
as (here was no w ind blowing. The fire
men used dynamite early in Ihe morn
ing, but tbe use of explosives was soon
abandoned. A portion of the Kirley
Building, occupied by the Rochester Dry
Goods Company, fell" The front of tbe
building occupied by the Beadle & Sher
burne Company also fell into the street
with a dull rour. carrying with it a mass
of burning timbers, brick and plaster.
Trolley wires broke and eight fircmcu
had narrow escapes from injury.
The tiro tone was guarded" by large
details of police. Had there been even
a moderately high wiud, the firemen suy,
nothing could have prevented a repeti
tion of the Baltimore disaster.
The extreme cold this winter lias
fro.en tip many of the mains, and for
the past two weeks the firemen have
lieeo engaged in thuwing out the pipes.
On account of the lack of proper ap
paratus this work has been slow.
At J o'clock Chief Little and Commis
sioner of Public Surety Oilman tele
graphed to Buffalo and Syracuse Tor as
sistance, uud at 10.07 the Syracuse fire
lighters arrived. They hail been de
layed on account of the severe cold which
is delaying traffic on all the railroads in
Ibis purt of Ihe slate.
llltK OIIOWB IS ISTRNMTY.
The tire started so early in t lie morn
ing! hut very reiv people were on Ihe
sireetk, but by o'clock there were
thousands crowding the scene of the dis
aster. The explosion of dynamite used
to check the spread of the flames wus
supplemented by Ihe thunder of fulling
walls. Mayor Cutler ami Commissioner
of Public Sufety GilinanJ were on the
scene shortly utter the Hie wus discov
ered. Commissioner Gillman estimated
the loss ut about (5.000.000.
The huge granite buildiug belonging
to Sibley, Lindsay & Curl Co., the upper
stories or which were occupied by hun
dreds of professional men, lawyers, doc
tors, dentists and business men, wus
gutted from the busemetit to Ihe tenth
story. The entire lentil floor of the
Granite building wus tuken up with tbe
oltKesof tie Vacuum Oil Company, a
brunch of the Standard Oil Company.
At N.43 thctc wus a tremendous explos
ion in the- basement of t lie Granite build
ing. where the Sibley Company con
ducted u large drug department. There
have been several mysterious explosions
iu the burning buildings.
IHIH BIHINISS SKCTION UtitlAltXKD.
The Granite building will be a total
loss. Across St. Paul street to Ihe west
is another dry goods store, Burke. Kit
simmona. Hone & Co. The efforts of
the fire department were centered on
the west wail of the Granite building to
prevent it fulling and spreading tbe fire
to tbe west sideof St. Paul street.
Miners Killed ly Csve-ls.
Unite, Mont., (Special).- Five miners
were killed by a cave in of earth and
rock in the Minnie Hcaly mine. The ac
cident occurred on the sixth floor of tbe
1,000 foot level. Early id the duy Fore
tn uu Joseph Kane was informed that the
ground iu that place was very soft und
in danger of fulling. Ho nithdrcw sll
the miners who were working thero.
Just bow the tall cumu will never be
known, as not one or Ihe five est aped
Only two bodies have been recovered.
Falsi Powder Eiplosioe.
Ilellulre, Ohio, (Spcciul). One woman
Ik dead sod three men fulully burned as
a result of a powder explosion south of
this city. Tbe dead: Mrs. Michael Ton-
uocovicu. i uv injured: jillt'Uucl Toudo
covich, Joseph Tomlocovli b, Samuel
Waghiglib. Toudocovich I a mluer.
He bulla krg of powder In tho kitchen
and was stooping over it to till hie can
pieiisralory toeuterlng tbe Knipirfmiue
A drop of burning oil from his miners'
lamp fell into tbe powder aad a terrinc
exploaitm followed, destroying the bouse
aud blowing tbe oecupsols to tbe struct.
I
BANNA'S ESTATE WORTH $7,990,000.
Investigation By Late Stealer's Son Shews
Double Recent Value.
Cleveland, ()., (Special). Dan It.
Hnnna and his attorney reported to pro
bate court in this city that the estate of
the Intc Senator M. A. Hanna showed a
valuation of f 7,000,000, more than double
the amount reported at the time of the
presentation of will for probate.
The holdings of the late Senator In the
Cleveland Electric Hallway Company
arc valued at $2,000,000. Ho w as also a
heavy stockholder in the American Ship
building Company, Pittsburg Coal Com
pany, Cleveland and Pittsburg Kailroad,
ns well as in ihe M. A. Hanna Company.
His interest in the Pittsburg Steamship
Company, the marine wing of the United
States Steel Corporation, was disposed
of a short time before bis dealh.
Local bank stocks represented a por
tion of bis wealth.
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest Happenings Condensed
Rapid Reading.
for
Domestic.
Wallace H. Hani, Boston agent of the
American Surety Company, is charged
with the embezzlement of (190,000.
llarrv A. Zillafrn was hanged for mur
der at Kittanning, Pa.
The Massachusetts Grand Lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen is
declared in revolt against tbe Supreme
Lodge.
Rev. James J. Hartley was consecrated
Bishop of tbe Diocese of Columbus,
Ohio.
Special Attorney Conrad stated the
evidence will not bold Samuel A. Groff,
accused in connection with Ihe postofllce
coses.
A number of names have been sug
gested, but no candidate has yet been
selected for the position of Republican
national chairman.
The international Society of State and
Municipal Building Commissioners and
Inspector! as organized in Washington.
The wiV iff W. C. Whitney leaves
Harry Puyn Whitney In charge of the
estute.
j Baron M. von Scblosscr, a former
German officer, was killed bv a bear
while hunting in Washington State.
Mayor Harrison testified at the murdc1'
triul of the Chicago car-burn bandits.
May wheat broke 5 cents then fluctu
ated widely in the Chicago w beat pit.
Senator Hanna'e will leaves his estate
of t3, 000, 000 to his family, none being
devoted to charity.
Fuiling to agree in St. Louis, commit
tees of the factions of the Populist party
may call two separate conventions.
Two men asleep in a caboose at Wil
liamsport, Pa., were killed by the ex
plosion of a locomotive.
Mme. Eleanore Petralli, a once famous
opera singer, died in wunt in Chicago.
Seven persons were injured in a rail
way wreck near Bridgeport, Tenn.
Robert J. Rich of Iowa, a Vale stu
dent was found dead at the foot of a cliff
in a New Haven park.
Col. Frederick Myers, 71 years old. and
a negro nurse were arrcs'ted upon the
discovery that the former's wife had died
of poison.
President Don Parry addressed the
Citizens' Industrial Association at In
dianapolis in opposition to the proposed
Light Hour bill now before Congress.
Foreign.
It wus reported in St. Petersburg that
Russia had an understanding with Ger
many that the latter would aid Russia if
she became involved iu war with several
countries.
The towns of Sun Cristobal and Bani,
Santo Domingo, w ere recaptured by men
from the Morales gunboat Prcsidcnte.
Another Government force was sent tci
attack the insurgents at San Pedro dc
Macoris.
Connor O' Kelly, M. P., or Mayo, Ire
luad, sailed for America.
The British naval estimates for 1004
1005 foot up (1H4.445.OO0, nn increase of
12.100,000 over the cstiuiutcs ror 1003
1004. Bishop Ha i t el declares that the im
portation of Chinese is the only solution
of Ihe lubor problem in South Africa.
Japan bus negotiated a treuty with
Korea, by which Japan guarantees the
iutegrily of Korea, und Korea practical
ly becomes Japan's ally in the war.
Sir Home Seton Gordon became de
ranged at Meutone, France.
In the massacre trials at Kischenefl,
Russiu, the chief witness failed to appear.
Russia was said to be determined to
send ber Bluck sea fleet to the Orient
even if under the guise of merchant
ships. Another attack on Port Arthur
wus reported st Tokio. Admiral Alcxicff
took up heudqnurtcrs ut llarliin.
The Hague Arbitration Tribunal, to
which was left the decision on the Vene
zuelan claims, unanimously decided that
the blockading powers, Great Britain,
Germany aud Italy, should have prefer
ence in the payment.
Russian advance guards on the Yalu
were driven back with heavy loss, esti
mated al 2,500, and Ihe Sultan was re
ported to have ngreeii to allow Russia's
Black Sea fleet to get out and take purt
in the war.
I iasscisL
The average price of twenty active
stocks is now at the lowest point of the
year.
A big borrowing demand ror St. I'uul
Indicates a growing short interest in that
stock.
Another appeal ror proxies bus been
mude by a third protest committee of the
American Ice Company.
Tk. Wur I leriurtnif.nl km u,Lu,l
proposuls for the purchase of tX, 000,000
4 per cent, one year Philippine certifi
cates An announcement will be made shortly
telling the public what price must be
paid tor tbe new Cuban bunds.
Londou financial people are talking a
good deal about the Our s hcultb. Vet
he seems to be in belter condition than
many or bis urmor-clud warships.
The same folks who bad A. J. Casual t
and (ieoriru Gould at u love feuxl i.
weeks ago now have them engaged in a
sort us ngut. une yarn was as nearly
true us the other.
On January the fire Insurance com
pauies of this couutry and Europe had
20.000,000 cash on bund. Tula w ill be
used in paying a part of tbe Baltimore
Insured losses, w hich are certain to ex
ceed 150.000,000.
The retiring directors of tbo Nations!
Iud Company were re elected at the
annual meeting of tbe stockholders In
Jersey City. The regular quarterly divi
dend of If per cent, on the preferred
vtinrMi has Khao darlum!.
JAIL AND HEAVY FINE
Macheo, Lorenz and D. B. Groff are
Sentenced.
EACH GETS TWO YEARS AND 510,000.
Justice Pritcbard Suspcods Action In S. A.
Croft's Cast- Motions tor New Trials Are
Denied ssd Ihe Debate Tskes As Appeal le
the Court of Appesls of the District ol Co
lumbiaAdmitted to Bell.
Washington, D. C, (Special). .Jus
tice Jeter C. Pritcbard, nrter denying a
motion for a new trial and an arrest of
judgment, Imposed n sentence of two
years In the Moundsvillc (W. Vs.) Pen I
teutiury and a fine of $10,000 each upon
August W. Macben, George E. Lorcn.
and Diller B. Groff. three of the defend
ants in tbe postofttce conspiracy case,
who were convicted Friday. Samuel A.
Groff, who also was convicted, will not
be sentenced until bis motion for a new
trinl is heard.
Attorney C. A. Douglas, of counsel
for the defense, noted an appeal to Ihe
Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia. Attorney Samuel Maddox
entered a motion for a new trial and an
arrest of judgment in the case of Samnel
A. Groff. and the case will be heard bv
Judge )ritchard within four days.
In entering his motion, Attorney Mad
dox said to tbe court that the verdict In
tbe case of Samuel A Groff was so as
tounding and so entirely unexpected in
view of Mr. Conrad's statement to the
Jury respecting the Government's will
Ingness to drop his case, that counsel for
tbe denfense bad not thought it neces
sary to move that the jury court direct
the Jury to acquit.
The defendant were released on S0,
000 bail each. O. G. Staples and David
Moore, ' t this city, qualified aa surety
for Machen, Arthur E. Baker and Thomas
R. Marshall for Lorenz, and S. A. Drury
and Tbomos H. Pickford for Diller B.
Groff.
TEN CHILDREN BURNED.
Explosion- of Alcohol Occurred at a Sunday
School Eotcrtslnmcot.
Cincinnati, (Special). An accident at
the Richmond Street Christian Church
here resulted in ten children being seri
ously burned and oth,ers painfully in
jured. Seven of those burned are in the
City Hospital, and it Is thought many
others have been hurt.
Tbe Sunday-school room w as crowded
for an entertainment given by the pas
tor, Rev. Vernon Stauflcr. The evening
bad been set apart for the small boys,
and quite a crowd of girls gathered on
the outside. The pastor was telling fairy
stories, and iu order to make them real
istic he provided a kettle, with salt in
the bottom of it, saturated with alcohol.
This was set afire to furnish weird lights
for the fairy stories.
Suddenly a draft struck the stream of
alcohol and an explosion followed. All
of those seated around the fire were
burned. Besides the seven taken to the
hospital three were taken home badly
burned, and others not seriously injured
were bandaged up and taken home.
The blame for the draft Is charged to
the little girls who had been excluded
and were opening doors to look in.
RUSHING ENQINES TO KOREA.
Philadelphia Firm Makes Seven in One Day
for Fusaa-Seoul Line.
Philadelphia, (Special). In conse
quence of a rush order from the Japan
ese Government for locomotives a loco
motive plant berc bus established a new
record by the construction of seven loco
motives in a day.
Tbe engines ordered by Japan are ror
the military ruilroud that will connect
Ptisan, on the southern coast of Korea, j
with Seoul, the capital. The line will be
about 22X miles in length. The order, j
which called for 'JO locomotives to be
completed within 80 days, was received
lute in January Fight of them have
been shipped to Fusan. Tbe remaining
l'J will be shipped this week. Six will
be sent overland to Sun Fruncisco and
will be loaded aboard a steamship for
Fushh, while the remaining six will go
by the all-water route from New York
by way of the Suez canal.
HANGED FOR ML'RDER OF HIS WIFE.
Harry A. Zlllslro Pays the Penalty ol a Brulsl
Crime.
Kiltunuing, Pu., (Special). Hurry A.
Zillnfro was hanged in the county juil.
yard here. Tbe trup was sprungat 10:10
aud death by strangulution followed in
ten minutes. He was cool and collected
on the scaffold and had nothing to say.
Zillafro whs scarcely 21 years old. The
crime ror which he paid the death pen
alty wus the killing or his voung wife.
The couple hud parted and Mrs. .illufro
wus living with ber parents in the
country. On February 14, 1001), Zillafro
III red u team and drove .'U miles in tbe
couutry to bis wife's home stopping on
the way to borrow cartridges aud a shot
gun. Secreting himself near the house
he waited and shot bis wife dead as she
stepped out on the porch.
When arrested be admitted the killing
but refused to assign a reason ror the
need.
Eartbouakes lo New Mesko,
Albuquerque, N. M., (Special;.-The
people living in (be vicinity of Socorro,
southVf here, are becoming ulurmcd at
the frequent . recurrence of earthquake
shocks. Three severe shocks have oc
curred duriug the last two weeks, and
the great lava beds east of San Murciul,
known as the Mai Pais, or Bud Lands,
have beeu disturbed, great waves ap
pearing on the surface.
Elfbl Break Jail at Annliton.
Annislon, Ala., (Special). Kigbt pris
oners made their escupo from the city
jail here. They were put in the Jail
corridor to take baths, being left there
while tbe warden attended lo duties in
auother part of the juil. Tbe men pried
open a window anil dropped 1.1 feci to
the ground. Acting Warden Bosellehas
been suspended on account or tbe escape,
eteveral of the escaped prisoners were
serving long senleuces for misdemeun
ors.
Trscy Ends Romance.
Aslicville. N. ('., (Special). At Calf
Creek, Madison county, Tom Kess shot
bis daughter und was killed by her hus
band, a youug man named Hensley.
Some days ugo Hensley und Miss Kess
eloped und were married. Kess. who
hud objected to the marriage, sent wo d
to tbem to come home. They arrived ut
night, sod upon their appearance at the
house Kasa drew a pistol and shot bis
daughter, inflict Ing ia juries that will
prove fatal. Tbo young bridegroom
wrenched tbe pistol from Kess' band and
tired, killing bis father-in-law Instantly.
SAYS HECLA IS INSOLVENT.
Broker Wests Receiver for famous Montana
Mine.
Indianapolis, Ind., (Special).- The
Hecln Consolidated Mining Company,
w hich in the 22 years of its existence bus
paid, it Is said, t2.ROO.000 in dividends,
whs made defendant in a suit for a re
ceiver, brought by Newton Todd, a
broker of this city.
Todil declares that the company is In
solvent. He charges a 'scheme on the
part of the directors or the company to
secure a prcrwred debt againts the cor
poration and thus wipe out minority
stockholders. He says no dividends
bare been paid in the' last fliree years.
Henry Knippenberg, president, of the
company, and John C. McCutcheon,
secretary, deny these charges. It is set
out that Todd owns 100 shares in the
corporation, which is encaged in tbe
business of copper mining in Montana.
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
No American Slave Dealers
Philippines.
Csosl Bosrd Completed.
President Itoosevelt has completed
practically the personnel of the Isthmian
Canal Commission. Assurances have
beeu received that C. Kwald Grunsky. n
San Framisco hydraulic engineer, who
was tendered an appointment after the
declination or Mr. Garber. will accept,
althought his formal acceptance has not
been received.
It is probable that, the seventh member
of the commission will be Benjamin M.
Hsrrod, of New Orleans, a member of
the Mississippi River Commission. Some
charges were made against Mr. Harrod,
Involving his capacity rather than bis in
tegrity, but thus far they are not taken
very seriously by the President.
It has not been determined definitely
what the compensation of the members
of the commission will be, but it is known
thnt tbe President intends that they shall
be well paid for their services.
President Roosevelt signed the ratifica
tions to be exchanged between the Uni
ted States and the Republic of Panama
on the isthmian canal treaty. The ex
changes will be made at the State De
partment between Secretary Hay. acting
for the United Slates, and M. Bunaii
Vurillo, the Minister of Pannma. The
President himself does not sign a treaty.
Subsequently a proclamation will be
issued by the Pie.sidcnt announcing the
conclusion of the convention and putting
it into effect.
Relief For Tobacco Growers.
At a hearing before the House Com
mittee on Ways and Meuns Internal
Revenue Commissioner Ycrkes said he
saw no reason why relief should not be
extended to the tobacco growers of the
South by removing the tux of 0 cents a
pou nil ou leaf tobacco.
This would allow the grower to sell his
product to a merchunt or anyone else,
although Mr. Yerkes said that if this
tobacco should be sold to a manufacturer
the tux should be charged. This propo
sition is contained in a pending bill in
troduced by Representative Gaines, of
Tennessee.
E. M. Flaeh, of Hopkinsville, Ky., and
ex-Representative Washington, repre
senting the Robinson County (Tenn.)
Tobacco Growers' Association, told tbe
committee that there was great distress
in the "black tobacco belt" of Kentucky,
where 140,000,000 pounds of tobacco was
produced annually. From 80 to 85 per
cent, of this tobacco is exported, it was
stated, but there seemed to be a com
bination among tbe foreign buyers which
kept the price very low. If the internal
revenue tax were removed it would de
velop a domestic market for this tobacco,
it w as believed.
Protected by American Flag.
In a report to the Nuvy Department
concerning bis recent visit to the in
surgent .gencruls outside the walls of
Suuto Domingo City Knsign H. L. Brin
ser relates an interview which be had
with General Al ios, w ho wus ut the head
of the revolutionary forces of that sec
tion, in w hich the hitter made the serious
charge that Frenchmen und Dominican
soldiers were using the American Hug to
reach Santo Domingo in safety. Iu his
report Mr. Brinser says:
"Then General Al ios com plained about
bouts coming in here living the American
tiug, for Instance the rVcnch: bouts com
ing in w ith Dominican soldiers Hying the
American ting, and during that time the
Government forces were firing upon the
revolutionists and they could not fire
buck. General Arins said that our bouts
could go in at any time and that be
would not fire on them."
Naval Record of Civil War.
Another volume of the official records
of tbe Union and Confederate navies in
the Civil Wur, compiled, under Ihe di
rection of Secretary Moody, by Cliiulcs
W. Stewart, superintendent of "the Nuvy
Department Library i nd Naval War
Records, has just beeu issued. This vol
time is No. 17 of series I and embraces
tho reports, orders und correspondence
relating lo the operations of Ihe Gulf
blockading squadron from December 10,
lfl. lo February 21, IH0'.', and of the
Fast Gulf blockading squadron from
February 85, 1I2, lo July 17, SV
Cosres(ioaal sod Departments.
The Senate passed Ihe Agricultural
Appropriation bill.
It is thought Congress may be able lo
adjourn by May 1.
The House Committee on Kducntioii
und Lubor heard a lively uis- ussloii on the
proposed eight-hour labor bill for woi
on Government contracts.
President Roosevelt has secured ac
ceptances from five men burned us Pun
lima ( anal Commissioners uud expects
to complete the commission Thursday.
The President sent to Senate the docu
mculs relating lo the Republic of Pun.
umu called for by Senulur Morgan.
T'ic House of Representatives piissed
t'le item iu the Naval Appropriation bill
providing for 8,00tt,0Kl for the Nuvul
Academy.
The Senate readied nn ngrccinint
which pructiully cripples ibe Pure Ko.l
luw.
The Senate ratified the Panama cuoa
treaty, 66 to 14, Ibis belug u majority of
six on a two-thirds vote.
The United Stales Supreme Court du
clduJ it bus uo juiirtdic'iou iu tho suit
brought to test thr. validity of Ihe mf
f age clause of the Alal ;nu Ccu dilu
te i.
Tbe Third United St- tcs Infantry b.is
been ordered to go to Panama to relieve
the marines now stationed there.
Mr. Burton caused a stir ln,ll. Jlouk"
by declaring agaiusl the pending Nnval
Appropriation bill.
The biggest Wall Street powers me not
bothering about stock just now. They
will get Cosy, however, betorv loan.
THE TREATY IS RATIFIED
Overwhelming Majority in the Senate
for Panama Canal.
TROOPS WILL BESENT TO ISTHMUS
Democratic Senators Were Almost Evenly
Divided ea the Quettios, But Only Fourteen
Votes Were Csst la Oppotltlos-Tbe Closing
Debate-Work re Be Commenced Soos After
Commission Is Appointed.
Washington, D. C, (Special). By the
decisive vote of 66 to 1 4 the United 8tates
Senate ratified the Panama Canal treaty.
All amendments were rejected. The
formal ratification will be exchanged im
mediately between tbe Governments of
Ihe United Stales and tbe Republic of
Pannma, represented by Secretary of
State Hay and Minister Bnena-Varllla.
Thus nn end Is reached at last of the
seemingly interminable period of dclib-
in the i ' ration and discussion In the United
j States over the construction of, an inler
! oceanic canal. i' " v
Now comes the era of actnal work.
Within a few days President Roosevelt
will announce the names of tbe members
, of tbe Panama Canal Commission, at tbe
! bead of which is to be Rear Admiral
Walker, U. S. N. (retired). Congress
will speedily pass tbe necessary addi
: tionnl legislation nuthnriyinir the nnv.
ment of the money to the Panama Re
public and making other' provisions.
Within a short time tbe energies of tbe
United States will be in motion to start
the actual work of construction upon tbe
greatest engineering project and tbe
greatest correct Inn of nature's topograph
ical interference with commerce ever
known upon the race of tbe globe.
Epochal, and, indeed, almost epical, as
wus the moment of the ratification of the
treaty, tbe business passed off in tbe
Senate almost as if it were an every day
affair. There was no applause; there
were no sensational or dramatic inci
dents. The voting was in secret session,
and, of course, there were no outside
spectulors of the big event.
ISLE OF PINES TREATY.
Fsilure of Ratification Attributed In Havana
lo Oversight.
Havana. (Special). Tbe lapsing of the
Isle of Pines treaty on account of its not
being rntified within the time limit is re
garded here to be mainly due to the fact
thai the State Department at Washing
ton did not call attention to the matter.
It would nlso appear, however, thut the
Cuban state department failed to remem
ber this time limit.
The trenty was signed in Havana July
2, 1903, and was ratified bythcCubun
Senate on July 16, since when it has been
pendiug in tho United Stutes Senate.
The lust condition of the treutv was to
j the effect that the ratification be ex
I changed in Washington within seven
: months of Ibe dute of signing.
Persons interested in securing Ameri
i can sovereignty for tbe Isle of Pines are
.luoiiunt at tnis development, considering
it to be u setback which gives additional
promise of the final defeut of the propo
sition that the islundremuin under Cuban
sovereignty.
RELIEF FOR FIRE SUFFERERS.
Mar) lend House of Delegates Authorities Ap
propriation of 2M,0O0.
Baltimore, Md., (Special). In the
house of delegates ut Annapolis a bill
was introduced authorizing a contingent
fund of $250,000 for tbe relief of cases of
destitution caused by tbe fire In Balti
more. The money is placed at tho dis
posal of Gov. Wnrficld, with authority to
employ such persons or agencies as lie
may think best for reliveing those in
need.
Tbe special commission appointed to
consider the coudition of the burned sky
serupers reported that the Continental
Trust and Union Trust buildings, the
two tallest structures in tbe city, were
not seriously impaired so far as their
steel frameworks are concerned.
All the hotels here are crowded with
guests made up largely of building con
tractors and supply manufactures, insur
ance officials, nod merchants from other
cities. The loss committee of the insur
ance companies reported thut l,8&0clulms
have been settled.
UNITED STATES LED THEM ALL
Got Nearly 400 More Awards Than Any Other
j Notion at Paris.
i New York, (Special. The official re
, port of the French Government relating
' to the "Paris Exposition of 1900," show s
thnt this couutry carried off the honors
' ut that exposition. The awards accorded
: to exhibitors of the Uuited States were
I 2,H7; Germany, 1,983; Great Britain, 1,
! no.); Russia, 1,754; Hungary, 1,851; Japan,
l,!i07v Austria, 875, and a number of
1 smaller nations of lesser importance.
' This country's awards comprised 221
j grand prize, 663 gold medals, 725 silver,
520 bruu.e uud 841 honorable mentions.
- Beer Kills a Bsron.
I Port Angeles, Wash., (Special). Tbe
body of Baron Marl in von' Scblosscr,
J formerly an officer in tho German Army
j and Tor many vears a resident of this
city, bus beeu found on a range south of
! the Hot Springs near the body of a dead
bear. The Baron while bunting un
i iloubtedly had been killed by the bear.
j Two Killed in Capitol.
!' Ios Moines, Iowa, (Special). Mrs. C.
I B. 'Fountain and her mother, Mrs. A.
j Hock, of Valley Junction, were killed
iu one of the State House elevators while
accompanying Senator A. B. Funk, of
the Capitol Improvement Commission.
Their screams were heard in the cupitol
halls. Legislative business was sus
pended uud disorder ensued.
Burned le Dcsth la Jail
Outline, Oklu., (Special).-Carl Black
and Cecil Hogcrt, two young men, were
burned to death In Ihe city jail nt Moun
tain View. Tney Imii been arrested for
ilriinkenuesr, end it !s thought lhat tho
bedding caught flic from a lighted cigar
etlo. Tbe fire b.i'l mudcotiong headway
before Hie cries of the two men nltrucled
attention. By Ihe time rescuers reached
Ihe Juil II e live prisoners bad ceased to
In al iigr.i.isl Ibe iron burs i.nd tbe entire
liuililiirr . us In ll.imcs.
9 BuUs-Eyrs in 13 Sksts.
Maulli.. (By Cable). The battleship
Wisconsin bus beaten the world's record
with lU-iiich gnus, lis expert gunnel's
liuviti;r iiiude ni'io bull s-uyes out of leu
allots fired wi'iiin leu minutes.
Fobr Seusre el testes Slab.
LWiMiton, Ph.. (Cpcclul). --Cave-in of
abandoned working is the llellcvtm
mine tunc damaged JO bonus on Eynon
ai.d Hampton streets. West Scrsnloc.
Thq dUiurU'd area covers several acres,
on which nr luauv bouses.
THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
A Large Tube Fall of Blast-Furosce Oaf
Blew Up.
Buffalo, N. Y., (Special). Two men
were asphyxiated, one was burned to
death and several were seriously injured
in an explosion of blast furnace gas nt
the plant of the Lackawanna Steel Com
pany. The explosion occurred near power
bouse No. 2. A large reservoir is situ
atei there. The reservoir is a tube 100
feet long and about 10 reel in diameter,
and it was stored with gas to be used as
motive power for a large blower engine.
Smith and Reynolds were working In
the reservoir behind a bulkhead. A piece
of the bulkhead Was removed In the
course of their operations. A valve
which the men thought had been closed
allowed gas to flow into the tank. Tbey
tried to escape, but were overcome be
fore they could reach tho exit. A torch
used by the men was left behind and
when tbe gns reached it a terrific ex
plosion occurred. Frank Prenntt and
three men were trying to remove one of
the unconscious men when the explosion
occurred. All of them were hurled into
tbe air.
REFUSE AMERICAN GOODS
Feeling in Rossis Against United States
Has Become Intense.
St. Petersburg, (By Cable). The irri
tation against the United States on ac
count of the supposed unfriendly atti
tude of that country toward Russia,
which was slightly noticeable through
out the negotiations, seems to have be
come daily more pronounced, and since
the Vlcksburg incident at Chemulpo
(when the commander of this American
gunboat is said to have refused to unite
with the commanders of other foreign
warships at Chemulpo to protest against
the fighting which resulted in the loss of
the Russinn warships Variag and Korictz,
and the fact that, the Vicksburg did not
take on board survivors of the Russian
ships), American business men here are
really alarmed concerning the possible
effect upon American trade.
Within the last few days orders for
American goods have been counter,
manded, the only explanation given be
ing that the prospective purchasers did
not desire to buy American goods under
the present circumstances. United States
Consul General Watts has been -appealed
to in the case of an American firm which
had a large contract for school supplies,
the contract having been peremptorily
canceled.
Orders for tho importation of a big
consignment of wood pulp have also been
countermanded, the intending purchaser
saying in his letter that he could not be
expected to do business with America
uHer the Vicksburg incident.
Mr. Watts bus felt it to be his duty to
write to the state department, pointing
out the state of public feeling here, and
the great prospective damuge to Ameri
can trade unless measures were taken to
allay the irritation.
Americans here believe that an official
explanation of the Vicksburg iucldent
would be opportune and have an excellent
effect. The government officially has
not taken notice of tbo incident, being
without direct official udvices from tbe
Far Eust on the subject. In government
circles, however, it is seen plainly that
Russinn susceptibilities have been wound
ed, and the feur is expressed that should
Washington now disregard Russia and
procure exequaturs for the . newly ap
pointed American consuls nt Mukden
and Antuog from Peking, and attempt
to send those officials to tbeir posts, a
really unpleasant incident might be cre
ated. Russia does not want to be placed in
tbe position of refusing to allow these
consuls to enter upon their duties, but,
with a stato of war existing and com
merce at a standstill, military considera
tions are paramount, and Russia might
consider herself warranted in interpreting
such a course on the part of the United
States to be political rather than com
mercial. The refusal of Russia to allow Mr.
Morgan, the newly appointed American
consul at Port Dulny, to go to bis post
at present is bused solely ou the military
situation, wnich may compel ull foreign
ers to leave Port Dulny.
The sincere hope is expressed that tbe
United States will not embarrass Russia
further by pressing the question of con
sular representation at this time.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
Settlement of All Matters In Dispute Is Being
Arranged.
London, (By Cable). Premier Balfour
bad sufficiently recovered his health to
come from Brighton to this city to pre
side ut a Cabinet meeting at uoou. Prior
to the meeting tbo French ambassador,
M. Cambon, called at the French Office
and had on hour's talk with Foreign
Secretary Lansdowno.
Tbe Ambassador returned here from
Puris and, a purt from an exchange of
views in regard to the most recent devel
opments of the war, on which subject the
two cabinets are keeping in the closest
touch with each other, thero is good rea
son to believe that a settlement of all
matters in dispute betweeu France and
Great Britain is on tho eve of being ar
ranged. such - questions as Egypt, Morocco,
Newfoundland, etc., have been fully dis
cussed by the two Governments for some
months und the differences are being
gradually eliminated, until practically
nothing remains to prevent an early sig
nature of a treaty removing sll outstand
ing obstacles to a complete uccord be
tween the two powers.
Less Is Oversubscribed.
London, (By Cable). Tokio. Oauka
and Yokohama, says the Times' corres
pondent in the Jupsnese capital, .are
ready to subscribe 160,000,000 yen (fTO,
COO. 000) toward the 100,000,000 yen losn.
The Emperor baa giveu orders lhat tbe
whole of the Japanese Imperial Treas
ury 'a large stock of old gold aud silver
coins and bullion be handed to the Bunk
of Japan for I bo purpose of strengthen
ing the specie reserve.
(
SIOe.000 For Murder.
Vln,li,kl..r tvv 'Kiw,ll f A...'
bclla Marconi, for iiurself and children,
tiled suit iu I lie Circuit Court against
Jus. Hai gin, Alexander liargls, Edward
Callahan and B. F. French for 100,000
damages. Shu ulleges in her petition
thut the liefenilanlM entered into a cou
siiirmy with Curl is Jctt mid Thomas
While to murder her husband, tho late
J. li. Marconi. . 1'hIIuIiiiii was formerly
Sheriff of Bruuthit county. Jcit und
White lire nijw In Jail in Louisville.
The pon Niu.Cliuaiig, at ihe mouth
of the List) river, is the greatest bean
msrkrt in lit yorld.