The News Domestic Tlie Minnesota Democratic State Convention declared for Governor Johnson after a hot fight by Bryan supporters. Chancellor Day. of the Syracuse University, It charged by Rev. George A. Cooke of violating the laws of the Methodist Church by his attacks on Rooaevett. The brother of Walter P. Baker, of Mnaton. who died under strange circumstances in New York, has pre vailed upon the New Jersey authori ties to make a searching Investiga tion. Ellwood T. House, first vice-president of the I'nlon Trust Company, of Detroit, and a native of Wilmington, D.i shot himself dead because of financial worry and ill health. Bishop Worthlngton's will, filed for probate at Plttsheld, Mass., con tains public bequests to the amount of $50,000. Thomas J. Callan. who carried Cus ter's last message and led a relief party, died at Yonkers, N. Y. A Philadelphia boy confessed start ing I I fires to see the engines run. Rev. Joseph E. Roy, who for 18 years was secretary of the American Home Mission Society, and later was sVsM secretary of the American Mis sionary Association, died at his home, In Oak Park. III. Lulgl Ferrucehl, an Italian, was hanged in Philadelphia for the mur der of Carmen Sandlmarco, a fellow countryman, whom he shot 16 months ago. The men were friends. Oovernor Hughes anouneed his de :lslon not to entertain the charges preferred against Mayor Manu, of Troy, on the ground of lack of Juris diction. Gen. Frank A. Pargond. who gain- ta his title In the Confederate serv ice. Is dead at Ills summer home, in 3totiy Creek, Ct.. nged 79 years. Emery Pulver, a well-known so :iety man of Dillon, Mont., was fatal y shot, it la believed, by holdup nen. Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman, of Illinois, was married to Miss Mary Estelle Spitler. John Grant, I former prize-lighter it New York, who had failed in six tttempts to kill himself, in one of which lie Jumped from Brooklyn Bridge after gashing both wrists and wallowing carbolic acid, committed tuiclde by gas asphyxiation. Nathan Vldaner, a special deputy ittorney general of New York, was rrested and accused of accepting 500 in marked bills from William H. Montgomery, former president of Jie Hamilton Bank. M. Louis Madelln, the French icholar and author, compares Roose relt to Napoleon as a type of energy. The Ohio Republican State Com- tilttee removed all the roraker men !rom the State Central Committee, replacing them with Taft men, thus placing the Republican machinery of 'Jbe state absolutely under Taft's II 111 Governor Hughes declares that he Bill not announce the name of the nan who informed him money would e used to oppose antlracetrack leg islation. The Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads will employ about 1,000 additional telegraphers to comply with the nine-hour law. Miss Cornelia Harrimnn, seennd laughter of E. H. Harriman. and Robert Livingstone Gerry were mar ried in New York. An explosion of powder scattered a freight train on the Big Four Rail road over 20 acres of ground. The railroads of the South and West have laid off 500,000 men. IS FORCING CHINA TO TERMS Hurrying Supplies on Ships of First Squadron. CHINA MAKES AN APOLOGY. Condition in Manchuria Complicating Matters. The Chinese Want Japan to Pledge the Suppression of the Traffic In Arms and Ammunition Japan Inti mates a Willingness to Consider the Question The Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs Insists Case of Selr. nre of the Japanese Ship Cannot Be Settled W.thout Further Inquiry. JAPAN'S SEA FORCES. The increase of Japan's navy since the war with Russia Is caus ing surprise and distrust in other countries. She has now twice as many battleships, a third as many arm ored cruisers and three times as many destroytrs as before the war. Appropriation for army and navy 36 per cent, of the total na tloual expenditure for next year. SHIPS AND TONNAGE. Tons. Rattleshtps 13 191,381 Armored cruisers. .. 12 130,683 Other cruisers 47 165,252 Destroyers 55 20,508 Torpedo boats 77 7.258 Total 204 515,082 ODD STORIES BY WIRE Plays Cards to Preserve life-Gypsy Bands Are to Form a Trust. Crossed Wires Caused Quick Arrest. St. Louis. Mo. (Special). Crossed wires on the police telophono system enabled an officer to make one of the quickest arrests on record here. Patrolman Churchill was attempt ing to make his hourly telephone re port to the district station, but the wires were crossed and he heard Pa trolman Henderson reporting that Au gust C. Schellc had Just been robbed of an overcoat containing a certifi cate of deposit for 18,575 and other valuable papers. A description of the thief was given. Just then Patrolman Churchhlll looking across the streot, snw a poor ly dressed man, carylng a heavy over coat, enter a pawnshop. In another minute the man was under arrest the Patrolman Churchill took him back to the telephone box. and this time got a clear connection. Send the wagon." he telephoned: "I've got that fellow who stole ScheJle's overcoat." Foreign The Britisli public is deeply anger ed over the alleged attempt of Em peror William to meddle in British naval affairs. Shanghai distrusts the protesta tions of the Japanese that their in tentions are peaceable. It Is rumored lu Lisbon that the young King of Portugal will wed the only daughter of Emperor William. While France will not recede irom ber altitude regarding the Hayllan revolutionists, who recently took ref uge In her consulates at St. Marc and Goualves, she is willing to agree in the future not to recognize this right of asylum. The Douma has asked the Russian Finance Minister to explain why he induced the Czar to issue a ukase authorizing an International loan of $83,000,000 without receiving the sanction of the Douma. Emperor William will meet King Victor Emmanuel of Italy at Venice during the course of his Mediter ranean cruise. Later Emperor Wil liam will visit Emperor Francis Jo seph at Vienna. Officials of the Japanese govern ment state that while maintaining a firm attitude concerning the seizure of the steamer Tatsu by the Chinese, no Idea of resorting to force Is en tertained. The French Foreign Office has not yot received any request for extra dition of Paul Roy, charged by his wife. Glacis ('alia, with the murder of her brother. William Nelthorpe Beauclero. the Britisli minister to Peru, died at i-ima. no was Dorn in IM'J and was descendant of the eighth duke ol Tokio, Monday (By Cable). There were no developments through out Sunday or Monday in connection with the steamer Tatsu seizure by the Chinese. Meantime Japan Is un doubtedly preparing for eventualities. The entire decision in the case rests with Premier Saionjl and Foreign Minister Hayashi. There has been no indication of the period of time that Japan will await China's reply. The Associated Office that It Is pre sumed that Yuan Shi Press is in formed at the Japanese Foreign Kal will require tfiree, or perhaps four, days of consultation with the viceroy of Canton in the consideration of the entire affair. What action Japan will take In the event that she decides immediately to take "independent action" Is a matter of speculation in diplomatic circles in Tokio. It is believed that it is entirely Improbable that Japan will make any effort to retake the Tatsu or send warships to Canton waters. While war Is regarded as Improbable, the naval base at Sasebo Is extremely active. It Is announced that a part of the first squadron will leave port on March 14. Coaling is proceeding rapidly and a number of topedo-boat destroyers have already coaled. Enormous supplies In storage at Sase bo are huuylng aboard the vessels. At the omee or the admiralty it Is pointed out that the first squad ron expected to start on training maneuvers this week, a fact announc ed two months ago; therefore the ac tivity at Sasebo should not necessar ily be considered In connection with the Tatsu incident. ('apt. Kldd's Treasure? New York (Special). Reports that Cnpt. Kldd's burled treasure had at last been discovered drew an In terested crowd to Long Beach. It Is reported that one of the crew of dredge which Is engaged In deep ening the channel between Long Beach and Hempstead, Long Island, had found nn nnolent gold-crested snuff box and a flint lock pistol, such as stage pirates are armed with. The relics were nicked up by the dredge pipe. It Is also reported that a gold brooch and a ring set with diamonds were found on the beach near by. Scores of people went to the beach ami began digging in the sand, and the men on the dredge could with difficulty be Induced to leave the dis charge pipe through which the sand from the bottom of tho channel was being piled up on barges. I'luys Curds To Preserve Life. Alton, 111. (Special). Joseph Huf ker has played cards almost contin uously for two weeks In order to keep alive until his son Louis can reach his bedside. Louis was sum moned from Austria by news of his father's illness, and Is thought to be on his way from New York. The old man's physician fears that should he cease the pastime that di verts his mind and keeps him awake he would Bluk into a stupor, from which It would be impossible to arouse him. For hours at a time he lies propped up In bed, feebly shuf fling the cards and playing with friends, who engage the old man In relays. Gypsy Bands Are To Form A Trust. St. Louis (Sfiecial)- A gypsy trust to control the bands In the United States has been incorporated here, with "King" Joe Adams president. National Gypsy Association Is Its name. Its object Is to encourage harmony among gyslos, better com pliance with governmental obliga tions, and educating their children in the public schools. CHINA EXPRESSES REGRET. Tlie Hauling Down Of Japanese Flag On Steamer. London (By Cable). A special dispatch received here states that China has apologized to Japan for hauling down the Japanese flag when the steamship Tatsu Maru was seized. The dispatch further states that Chinu later will reply to the Japa nese government regarding the seiz ure of the steamer and Its cargo. The statement was made at the Japanese Embassy here that China has expressed a deep regret for haul ing down tho Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru and has promised to punish the officials responsible for this act. It was further stated that China had promised to reply later concerning the seizure of nrniB. Peking (By Cable). The Chinese and Japanese government have not as yet come to an understanding in the matter of the seizure of the Tatsu Maru. nnd the Chinese Board of For eign Afflalrs maintains that the case cannot be settled without a thorough inquiry Into the facts. China has successfully temporized for two days, and Sunday a member of the Board of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese minister. Baron Hayashi, had a lengthy conference with regard to tho disposition of the cargo of the steamer if it were restored. China has proposed that the ship ment of arms and ammunition on the Tatsu Maru be recalled and that the permit for such shipment be can celled, and she further asks for pledges 'rum Japan looking to the uppreaaion of the traffic in arms and ! arnmuntt'on to the mainland through i Japare-e s-ourees. The Japanese gov ernment 1 as Intimated it-i willingness I to consider the matter of such assurances. Eton. Stoessel Sentenced. St. Petersburg (By Cable). The verdict In the case of Lieutenant General Stoessel, who was recently sentenced to death by a court-martial for the surrender of the Port Arthur fortress to the Japanese, was formal ly pronounced. It Is regarded as al most certain, however, that Emperor .Nicholas will accept the recommenda Hon of the court that the sentence be commuted, THE BID SHIPS WILL RETURN VIA SUEZ President and Cabinet Decides On Program For the Reel WILL REACH FRISCO ABOUT MAY 15. The Plan of the Administration Is to Send the Fleet on the Return Journey From the Pacific Coast to the Philip pines, and Thence vis Suez Canal to the Atlantic. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Itinerary of the return of the battte- shlp fleet to the Atlantic Coast, which has been under discussion by the General Board at recent sessions at the conference between Scretary Met calf, Rear-Admlral Cowles and Pills bury and Captain Wlnslow at the White House and at the Cabinet meeting, has finally been decided upon, and unless for some unexpected reason the plan Is changed It will be officially announced by Secretary Metcalf. The plan of the Administration Is to send the fleet on the return Jour ney from the Pacific Coast to the Philippines, and thence via the Suez canal to tho Atlantic. Only possible foreign political contingencies will change this plan. The fleet, which left Callao Febru ary 29, Is expected to reach Magda- icna nay March 15. About five weeks will be required for the If. battleships to complete their target practice, when they will move to the southern California coast. San Diego, the first stop, will be reached in about nine days. Other stops up the coast will bring the fleet to San frnnclsco between Mav 5 and 8. The exact date of arrival will be set with in the next few days, so as to ac commodate the people of the Pacific Coast who are arranging an elaborate program of reception. They have been Informed that It will be lmoos- slble to bring the fleet to San 1 ran- clsco In time for the reception to be on the nnnlversary of Manila Day. fliay l, as had been desired. Follow ing the review of the two fleets in San Francisco Bay by Scretary Met calf, the ships will be docked at Hunters' Point and the Puget Sound Navy Yard. This will reoulre two or three weeks, depending upon the extent or repair work necessary. Considerable time will be required to complete the Installation of Are con trol, which was begun weeks prior to the fleet's departure from Hampton Roads. The entire fleet will assemble at Seattle the early part of June, or as soon as tho ships are out of dock, and an extensive program of Joint maneuvers, and battle practico will be carried out in Puget Sound. Following this work, which will last till well Into July, the fourth di vision of the fleet, commanded by Rear-Admiral Sperry, will be detach ed and taken by him to Manila. Later the fleet will be reorganized by the addition of the Nebraska and the Mississippi, New Hampshire and Idaho, which will arrive in the mean time from the Atlantic. A stay of some time will be made at Honolulu and Manila, and the fleet will return via tho Suez and Gibralter. WILL RID THE LAND OF ALL ANARCHISTS A Sweeping Order Issued By Secre tary Straus. Washington, D. C. (Special). The Secretary of Commerce and Labor Issued a sweeping order to nil com missioners of Immlgrattlon and Im migrant Inspectors In charge, direct ing them to confer with the police In their respective Jurisdictions with view to securing the co-operation of the police and detective forces In an effort to rid the country of alien ai.archlsts and criminals falling with in the law relating to deportatlou." The order of Secretary Straus fol lows: "To all commissioners of Immi gration and Immigrant Inspectors in charge: "It Is hereby directed that, with a view to promptly obtain definite In formation with regard to alien an archists and criminals located In the United States, you shall confer fully with the chief of police, or the chief of the Secret 8ervlce, of the city In which you are located, furnishing such official with detailed Informa tion with regard to the meaning of the term 'anarchist' ns used In the Immigration act of February 20, 1907, and with regard to the inhibi tion of that statute aglnst aliens of the criminal classes, explaining the powers and limitations Imposed by said statute upon the Immigration officials with respect to such persons. "You should call to the attention of the chief of police, or chief of the Secret Service, the definition of 'an archist' contained in sections 2 and 38 of the act of February 20, 1907, and the provisions of section 2, plac ing within the excluded classes per sons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or THE WESTERN MARYLAND IN RECEIVER'S HANDS Railroad Unable to Meet Its Fixed Charge Due April t PRESIDENT B. F. BUSH APPOINTED Business Had Been Steadily Increaa In?, but Maturing Obligations and Problem to Re Met in Commodity Clause of Fedral Kate Law Precipi tated Court Action. COMMERCIAL bULUM.V Weekly Review of Trade and Latest Market Reoorts Baltimore, Md. (Special). Unab. to meet obligations which will ma ture April I, 1908, the Westerr Marylr nd Ballroad passed Into th hands -if a receiver, Judge Morris, Ir the Circuit Court of the United States, district of Maryland, slgnlnf tho order upon the application o the Bowling Green Trust Company Mr. tlenjamtn Franklin Bush, presi dent of the road, was annolnted re celver. He gave bond for $100,000 The receivership does not come wltl any surprise to financial circles, ir which the rumor of probable receiver ship has been current for sometime The papers were signed In the officr of Cans Haman, who. with Thomp son, Vanderpool ft Froedmnn. New York, arc solicitors for complainant Others present were Messrs. Bush George H. Galther and Lawrence Grler, of counsel for the Westerr Maryland. The Western Maryland has out standing loans maturing April 1, 1908, to the amount of $3,776,750, secured by pledge of $5, 037, 000, of Its first mortgage bonds. The com pany was unable to meet thote loans or to provide additional collateral to secure their extension. In this situation It was naturally unable to borrow money necessary to meet mortgage Interest due on April 1st. other crime or misdemeanor Involv-jT,ie 8t"Uon has been the subject ing moral turpitude, pointing out I'"' ..-..... w un wi j- rac- tically all of this week. In a letter to the bonrd he stated the situation, nnd in moral Turpitude, pointing out '"' " - " "' that if any such person is found with- I ?rerB nn1 directors. President B In the United States within three l"s, h!ln? been In, New York p years after landing or entrv therein he Is amenable to deportation under the provisions of section 21 of said act. The cooperation of said officials should be requested, making It clear that In order that, any particular an archist or criminal may be deported, evidence must be furnished showing: 1. I hat the person In question Is an alien subject to the Immigration acts. 2. That he is an anarchist or crim inal as defined In the statute, i 3. The date of his arrival In tho the receivership was the only alter native. The Bowling Green Trust Com pany, of New York, trustee of the general lien and convertible 4 per cent. 50-year gold bonds of the Western Maryland, after reviewing the property acquired and the financ ing done by the defendant company, says In Its petition: "Your orator hereby shows that a senil-annunl Instalment of Interest lllintl tho . , ...no, . t, .1 n i 1. IlnlfH U,. ...I.I..U . V.. ""IKUR" UU.IUB Ul llie h .v;.; J. , Vm """'" defendant company will mature and three years of the date of his arrest. he and become due and payable on 4. The name of the vessel or or ; the first day of April, 1 908, In the the transportation line by which he amount of $749,620, nnd that a came, If possible. And semi-annual instalment of Interest 6. Thename of the country whence ; upon the general Hen and convertible he came; the details with respect to i mortgage bonds of vour orator will the last three items being kept at the mature and be and become due and various ports of entry In such a man- j payable on the first dny of April ner as to be available If Information 1908, in the amount of $200,000: Is furnished with respect to the an- I and further, that the defendant com archist's name, the date of his arri- pany has outstanding certain lndehf val, nnd the port of entry. i edness represented by nqteo in the it is desired that the above indl- principal amount of t3, 776, 750 cated steps shall be taken at once and that no proper effort shall be spared to secure and retain the co operation of the local police and de- which notes, together with interest thereon, will mature and become dm and payable on the first day ot Aurll 1908; that as collateral security for Czar Agnlnst Autocracy, St. Petersburg (By Cable). The Kmperor's reaffirmation of his Inten tions to persist In the constitutional experiment, delivered in answer to the ultra-reactionary address of the Moscow nobility, Is regarded as a serious reverse to the campaign for the restoration of absolutism. The Moscow nobility recently adopted a loyalist address to the Emperor, concluding with an appeal for the res toration of autocracy. St. Albans Japan has been compelled to va-j "Wets" Win In KlkliiK. cat.: or buy all the Russian banks' Elkinv V. Va. (Special). Fol throughout Manchuria seized during , lowing hotly contested campaign the war. Dr. A M. Fredlock was re-elected The Interior of the Court Theater, , mayor on the liquor license ticket, at Melningen. Germany, was com- Three c nincilmen on the same tlekef pletely burned, lost. but no lives were and tw on th- elected. dry ticket were also Tho Union Bank of Commerce, ol Rio Janeiro, closed its doors and oth er banking Institutions are affected. The Liberal government of New II. ..... ..I- ...k IaI. 1 ..., i """--. 7"" "- wjuuuuu.1 assistant adjutant If. ..til.'., iinil.. - rim. (...'... . . . ....... 1 ... .,, ...... . ui iw.iu in ,1111,1 1:1-1 OrafjpmwfMM Here Dead. New Orleans, La. (Special). Coti- grMSHini.n Adolph Meyer, formerly an general In the for 25 years, (as overthrown In the Confederate Army, died at his resl gencral elections held throughout dence here. Mr. Meyer had been too the province. j ill to attend Congress for several Detectives are scouring the coun-' months. Heart failure was the Im- try about Chihuahua, Mexico, especi-1 mediate cause of death. Congress ally toward the United States bor , d.-r. for the robbers who stole $205, 000 In Mexican banknotes by tun neling under and Into the vault of the Banco de Mlnero. A noted alienist who examined Captain Von Goeben, who committed sulfide after killing Major Von Seho enbeck, with whose wife he was in fatuutod, says tho Captain acted through suggestion, his normal men tal powers being In suspense. Remarkable progress was made during February In tho work of ex cavation on the Panama Canal, The Hague (By Cable ) . Prof. Kammerlln Onnes, of the I niversity of Ley.i. ii has liquified helium. This was the last gaseous body to withstand all attempt? to condense It. man Meyer was born in 1S4 2. and graduated from the University of Vir ginia In 1862. From ls62 to 1S65 he served In the Confederate Army on the staff of Gen. John 8. Williams. Three Women Drowned. Oreenvllle, S. C. (Special) While boating on the Appal achee Mill Pond near Greer a skiff carrying 10 peo ple capsized and three young women were drowned. There were but two men In the party and It was only through desperate efforts that they succeeded in saving the other five women. The men were completed exhausted, and had A very narrow escape. They were all connected with the mill. Investigation dev. I ops the fact that the accident was: due entirely to overcrowding t'. boat. Subiiuii-ln.-s Por Par East. Norfolk. (Special). The naval colliers Brutus and Aberenda passed Into the Capes and dropped anchors in Hampton KotdB, after following the fleet as far as Rio Janeiro, with coal supplies. An unconfirmed rumor is to the effect that they will load two submarine boats at Annapolis, to be carried to the Philippines. FINANCIAL Leading's coal tonnage In Febru ary decreased 93,320 tons. Regular dividend on Rubber Goods Manufacturing stock. Missouri Pacific's December gross earnings decreased $545,212 and the net profits fell $563,075. In 1861 the Pennsylvania Rail road earned gross an average of $16,600 on each mile of track. In 1907 It earned on each mile $41,500. A Wull Street despatch suld: Traders think there is Morgan sup port In Reading and United States Steel, but not in other active Issues." Keystone Telephone's gross earn ings In January Increased $4,103, but owing to larger operating ex penses the net result was a gain of only $267. On March 1 there was $201,945, 000 more money In circulation in the United States than on March 1, 1907. National bank notes had In creased about $82,000,000. Norfolk & Western's January re port shows a decrease of $647,316, or 25 per cent. In gross earnings. The decline In net profits was $324, 174, or 34 per cent. E. W. Clark ft Co. announce the declaration of tho regular quarterly dividend of 1 4 per cent, on the pre ferred stock of the Portland Hall way, Light & Power Company. Erie's January report was not fa vorable and for seven months of this fiscal year the operating Income was only $5,606,838 after paying ex penses and paying taxes. The total revenue was $26,494,004, Last yoar's ore shipments from thf Lake Region were 42,000,000 tons. At the present rate of con sumption the output In 1908 will be not over 25,000,000 tons. United States Steel Is issuing now about half its top capacity of ore. Joel Chandler Harris has received : 00.000 (or "Rr'er nabblt." PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, Appointments In Consular Service. Porter! Name withdrawn. Washington, D. C. (Special). i'he President sent to the Senate the fol lowing nominations: To bo Consul General at Large Alfred L. M. Oottscalk, of New York. To be Consuls General Frank D. Hill, of Minnesota, at Barcelona; Spain; James W. Ragsdale, of Cali fornia, at St. Petersburg, Russia; Benjamin H. Rldgely, of Kentucky, at Mexico, Mexico; Kid ward T. Wil liams, of Ohio, at Tlenstsln, Chln,a. To be Consul Pierre Paul be mara, of New Hampshire, at Bahla, Brazil. To be Member of River Commis sion Col. Wm. H. Bixby, Corps of Engineers. THREAT TO BLOW UP TOWN. Letter, Signed "Anarchists," Demands $750 From Wauaka, Ind. Goshen, Ind. (Special). Wawaka, a town of 300 inhabitants, in Noble County, has received a letter post marked New York City, In which $750 is demanded from tho town within two weeks. The letter says that if the money is not delivered at a point In New York the town will be blown to atoms. It Is signed "AnnrchlsU." It has been forwarded to the Post Office Department at Washington, and steps are being taken to guard the town. A vigilance committee is being or ganized and officers will meet every train pulling Into Wawaka for the next two weeks. RULER'S WIFE IN DANER Infernal Machine Sent Senora Alcortn, Argentine President's NpoiiM-. Bueros Ayres (By Cable). It has become known here that an attempt was made two weeks ago to murder Senora Flgueroa Alcorta. wife of tho President of the republic. She re ceived a bag of peaches, in which was found an Infernal machine. President Flgueroa Alcorta has re ceived numerous congratulations on the fortunate escape of his wife. Schwab Buys Famous Mine. Mexico City (Special). Advices from Chihuahua, Mexico, says the ne gotiations of Charles M. Schwab, of New York, and associates for the purchase of the famous Potosl mine in the Santa Eulalta district, that state, are practically concluded. The consideration 1b given at $8,000,000 gold. It Is one of the largest min ing transactions ever made In Mexico. It is stated that Mr. Schwab's recent visit to England and France was In connection with the pending transaction. tective forces In an effort to rid the 1 the payment of Bald last-mentioned country of alien anarchists and crlm- notes there nre deposited $5,4)17,000 lnals falling within the provisions ! Pnr value of first mortgage bonds of of the statute relating to deporta- j tnR defendant company, but that the tlon." same. If sold at their present market price, or at the best price obtainable WANT UNCIiK SAM TO BUY. unoer existing conditions, will whol- ly fall to provide for the payment Proposition Of The Jamestown Ex-! of said notes; and your orator Is position Receivers. informed and believes thnt the bold- Washington (Special). The re- . ""a notes are unwilling and ceivors of the Jamestown Exposition Company, with their attorneys, be fore tho House Committee on Naval Ainairs auvocateu government pur- have refused to extend the payment of the same, and intend to demand payment of the principal and Interest thereof at maturity, and that the de fendant company Is and will he chase or the J:.0 acres composing the j wholly unable to pav and discharge Exposition Bite to be used by the the same." United States as a naval and coaling station. The price asked is $2,500,-1 Japan Bids For A Spy. 000 and a bill for the purchase has' Sait ialte cltv r,h ,Snw.,n been Introduced by Representative' , ' . I, ! I,ecln' Maynard, of Virginia. l'Iack Treadwell, a Japanese intcrpre- The committee was Informed that, i ter' formerly n member of tho Twen In addition to the $870,0.00 loan : ty-flrst Untied States Infantry, an owned to the government, the com- nounced at the local recruiting of pany's debts aggregate $1 ,000,000 j flee that he had been offered $150 p exclusive of liabilities to stockhold- month by an agent of the Japanese era, bo that the whole of the $2,500,-I government to act as spv In dlscnv 000 purchase price Is needed to Hn thn r ,i ,i straighten out the company's affairs The committee reached no decision. WASHINGTON j scriptlons cf the fortifications In San hranclsco and San Diego harbors :;nd Puget Sound. Brings Ili-ion, Hword. New York (Special). Baron Fer nando Perrone, of Touralne, France, great-grandson of General Lafayette was a passenger on the Kaiser Wll helin Thursday, and he brought with him the sword carried by his famous ancestor In tho American Revolution. The Baron admitted that he had brought the relic to the States to sell and expected that the govern ment, or some museum, would buy it s. iitlmentally, he hated to part with It, but his conscience tells him fiat this country l the appropri.-.te At a Cabinet meeting It was de cided to order the return of the bat tleship fleet via the Suez Canal. Fllteen more officers, including three admlralB, are to be put on the stand in tho naval Investigation. Wireless telegraph companies are fighting vigorously the effort to put them under government control. The House committee agreed to recommend to tho House an appro priation of $500,000 toward, an ex hibit at the Tokio Exposition. Nearly 5.000 diamond cutters have been thrown out of work In Antwerp on account of failure of orders from the United States. Representative Currier, of New Hampshire, criticised the work of the Patent Office and urged Increase pay for employes. The House subcommittee decided to favorably report the bill to equal ize pay In the Navy. The State Department asked the French government for the extrA- dltlon of Paul E. Roy, accused of the murder or his brother-in-law, George A. Carkins, at Newlngton, N. H. Representative 81ms urged the bill which prohibits the use of the mails, telegraph and telephone for dealing in "cotton futures." Six treaties negotiated at Tho Hague Conference were ordered re ported favorably by the Senate Com mittee on Foreign Relations. The arbitration treaty with Switz erland was reported favorably from the Senate Comraltteo on Foreign Re lations. Mr. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, plead ed for the placing on the free list of wood pulp and print paper. Four naval officers were examined by tlie Senate Committee on Naval Affairs to offset the testimony of Commander 81ms and others, who charged that the structural features of American battleships are anti quated. Secretary Straus Issued a general order to all Immigration officials to co-operate with police chiefs every where to drive out of the country foreign anarchists and criminals. Representative Lloyd, of Missouri, charged that by their system of weighing mail matter railroad com- "lnlcs had cheated tho country rut To Check Tobacco Raids. Frankfort, Ky. (Special). The McChord Tobacco bill, pja.ing tobac co buyers under police control of tlie State, was passed by tho House by a Vole of 66 to 21. The biil will now go to the Senate. It Is designed to relieve the tense conditions growing cut of the raids of "nlghr rt4eri"Jn the tobacco growing districts. -R. O. Dun ft Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Business holds tho ground recent ly recovered from the point of great est depression, but reports of further progress are sporadic. Geographic ally, the best news Is received from the West and South, and more Idle machinery was resumed at the steel mills than In any other leading In dustry. Many manufacturers find orders scarce and there Is much com plnlnt of high prices, while In Job bing and wholesale departments the large attendance of country mer chants Is not accompanied by the customary volume of business. Deal ers operate most conservatively, pro viding only for urgent needs, but low stocks supply a strong statistical po sition that must eventually produce activity In all departments. Consid ering the storms and holidays, Feb ruary compares very favorably with the month preceding. Dry goods Jobbing houses are at tended by mnny outaldc buyers, pro ducing the apnearance of normal sea sonable activity, but purchases are only for pressing needs. With raw cotton higher than it was a year ago nnd cotton goods cheaper, the pro ducer Is more Inclined to curtail out put than to cut prices still further. Wholesale Murkets. Baltimore. Flour Firmer; win ter extra. 3.90 H 4.10; winter clear, 4.15 9 4.30; winter straight, 4.35(8' 4.50; winter patent, 4.70 4.86; spring clear, 4.404.70; spring stiaight, R.00ift6.80; spring patent, 6.354J5.65; receipts, 13,862 barrels; exports, 1,74 5 barrels. Wheat Strong; spot contract, 9999H; spot, No. 2 red West ern, 99ttS'99i; February, 99 99 H I March, 99 ft 99 ; April, 1.00 0 1.01 ; May, 1 02 1.02 H ; -teamer Nn. 2 red, 95; recelptB, 999 bushels; Southern, on grade, 95 0 99. Corn Strong; spot, mixed, 61 IP" 61; No. 2 white, 6161; February, 61 61; March, 61 IS 61; April, 62 62; May, 63 la 63; steamer mixed, 57 ft 57; receipts. 118,226 bushels; ex ports, 122,779 bushels. Southern white corn, 62; Southern yellow corn. 57 61. Oats Firm; No. 2 white, 56 iff) 58; No. 3 white. 55ffr57; No. 2 mixed, 55 65; receipts, 6.579 bushels. Butter Firm, unchanged; fancy Imitation, 25 26; fancy creamery, I40J.S; fancy ladle, 23 0 24; store packed, 20 iff 22. Eggs Steady, unchanged: It. Cheese Quiet, unchnnged: large, 14 ; (lata, 14- ; small, IS. New York. Wheat Receipts, 2 7, 000 bushels; exports, 50,483 bushels. Spot strong; No. 2 red. 1.02 eleva tor; No. 2 red, 1.02 f. o. b., afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 1.18 f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 1.14 f. o. b., afloat. Corn Receipts, 29,025 bushels. Exports, 87,459 bushels. Spot firm. No. 2, 68 elevator and 61 f. o. b., nfloat; No. 2 white, 62, and No. 2 yellow, 62, f. o. b., afloat. Oats Receipts, 120.000 bushels; exports, 2,290 bushels. Spot firm. Mixed, 26 32 pounds, 57; natural white, 20(ff 32 pounds, 580 61 ; clipped white, 32 0 40 pounds, 60 0 66. P o u 1 t r y Alive, firm; Western chickens, 11; fowls, 13; turkeys, 14. Dressed, steady: Western chick ens, 10 01"; turkeys, 12 0' 18; fowls, 100 14. Butter Steady; receipts, 6,092; creamery specials, 30 31. Eggs Firm; receipts. 8,991; State, Pennsylvania, and nearby fancy selected white, 30; good to choice, 2528; brown and mixed, fancy, 24 25; firsts, 23 23; Western and Southern, firsts, 23; seconds, 22 22. Philadelphia. Wheat 2c. higher; contract grade. February, 9898c. Corn steady; February. 6060c. Oats c. higher; No. 2 white nat lr al, 5858c. Butter steady; extra Western creamery, 32c; do., nearby prints, 36. Eggs firm; good demand; Pennsyl vania and other nearby firsts (free cases), 23c. at mark; do., current receipts (in returnable cases), 22 at mark: Western choice (free cases), 23 at mark; do., fair to good (free cases), 20 22 at mark. Cheese firm., fair demand; New York full creams, choice, 15 16c; do., fair to good,, 15 16. Live poultry steady; fowls. 13 14c; old roosters, 9 10; chickens, 11 14; ducks, 15 16; geese, 12 0 14.. Murderer or Monk Sane. Denver, Colo. (Special). Gulseppt Alia, the slayer of Father Leo Holn- I richs, Is declared absolutely sane in a report submitted to District Attor ney A. Stldger by lour experts in mental diseases, who examined the prisoner for several hours. Tho phy slclans agreed that Alia had no men tal delusions whatever. Vie Hoy's Extradition. Washington, D. C. (Special). Ap. plication was made to the State" De partment for the necessary authority to extradite from France Paul E Roy, chargert with responsibility fci the death of Georgo A. Carkins ir New Hampshire. The action on the application was ru.t announced. Kcdrtcld Praetor Demi. Washington. D. C. (Special). United States Senator Hcdfleld Proc tor, of Vermont, Secretary of Wat under President Harrison and at on time governor of his state, died In hit apartments at the Champlaln, 1 424 K Street northwest. Senator Proctor who was seventy-seven years old caught, cold about a week ago, which developed Into grip and pleurisy Owing to his advanced age, hit heart failed him In tho end, after o final rally on Tuesday. Sixteen Miners Entombed. Birmingham, England (By Cable). A fire broko out In the Hamttead colliery near here. Sixteen mlnort are entombed, and rescuing parties have not been able to reach thorn It is bolieved that they have per ished. Bank Robbers Get $8,000. Cincinnati (Special). Safe crack ers robbed the Mount Orab Bank, In Mount Orab, Ohio, fortv miles east of Cincinnati, of $3,000 In cur rency and securities. The robbers. Lire Stock. New York. B o e v e s Receiprs, 423 head. No trading; feeling Bteady. Dressed beef quiet at 7 to 9c. per pound for native sides; a little extra beef at 99c. No shipments. Calves Market steady. Ordinary to prime veals sold nt 6.50 to 9.26 per 100 pounds; city dressed veali firm at 8 to 13; country dressed higher for top grades at 7 to 12. Sheep and Lambs - Market slow, but steady. Common to fair sheet at 8.50 to 4.50; a few yearlings at $6; ordinary to choice lambs at 6 75 to 7.70. Hogs- Market weak to 10c. lower Ohio hogs Bold late yesterday at 5.00 pigs at 4.90. Chicago Cattle Market Bteadv steers, 4.256.15; cows. 3.255 00 heifers, 2.50 5.26; bulls, 3.40 1.60; calves, 5.7507.25; stocke.i and feeders, 2.76 4.90. Hogs Market steady and firm Choice heavy shipping, 4.36 4 40 butchens, 4.35 4.40; light mixed', 4.254.35: choice light, 4.80 4 15 packing, 4.00 4.35; pips, 3.50 1.30; bulk of sales, 4.304.35. Sheep Market lamba weak; sheep Ready; aheep, 4.255.65; lambs 00.85; yearlings. 5.76 0 6.20. There are In Franca 23.6".n '"''ex 3f national routes, which cost $303, 976,000 to build. There are a.so 316,898 miles of local highways built at a total cost of $308,800,000, of which the state furnished $81,060, 000 and the interested localises $227,740,000. In remote vlUuges of the Balikam mergut, Hungary, the mania lor things English is so strong Cut He postboys frequently remove Rnrllh stamps from letters and substitute Hungarian, thus delaying the de lv ery of the letters.
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