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    jtill Presenting Evident Against
j Uartin and His Deputies. '
5TEIIIBS INVITED TO LATTIMEB
.
They Had Roni a Delegate to the Bar-
wood Meeting to Urge a Peaceful
Demonstration by Striker There.
Murderous Threats of Deputies
Wllkesbarre, Pa.. Feb. 15. On Tn?
llay of lut week Judge Woodward an
nounced that he had received a threat
Loins anonymous letter, and vigorous'
y denounced the sender.
When court adjourned Monday John
jCostellO had the stand, and objection
Shad been taken by the defense to the
admission of his evidence. He "de
clared that Deputy Hess, In reply to his
protest against the wholesale shooting.
bald: "Bhut up, or rn treat you the
aame way." When court opened Tues
May Judge Woodward sustained the de
lfense, and this testimony was stricken
lout Costello finished his evidence, say
Ing he had seen eight wounded and
three dead men lying along the road.
He attended them, but found no wea
pons on them.
Jehn Lynch testified that he heard
one deputy say before the shooting, "I
could get a bead on that fellow." An
other said, 'Til get even with the
at LatUmer, Deputy Perry told a
who was sympathising' with a
utrtker that If he did not shut un he
would blow his head off.
Herman Pottunger testified that Dep
uty Henry Delhi threatened to "Mow
my brains out If I did not get off the
road." He heard Deputy Hall say,
"I'd like to get a pop at them." An
other deputy said. "X bet I drop six of
them when I get ever there."
Joha Fortschek, who required an In
terpreter, said that he was at West
Hasleton with the strikers, and saw
th sheriff threaten to shoot down sev
eral men. He stated that the strikers
had no clubs ar weapons of any
kind, and that "one of th deputies
parted th American flag and tore It.
atmon Kowlaat said that when th
ff stopped th striker at Lattl-
h asked "Where we ever going;
Lattlmer, (to see our fellow work-
" he repaid. "Then he grabbed a
by th dllar, pulled, him out of
lin and pushed his revolver against
i throat. The next moment there waa
la shot, and I ran as fast as I could.
(When I canst 'back Mr. Oodsoa, a dep-
futy, cam -over a I was helping
C rounded snu, and said: 'Ton
way, or rtl shoot you. (too. "
I Waller Pekerskl gave Important evt
Mence. saying that Sheriff Martin ftred
this revolver first and (immediately Che
Meputies began shooting.
I The court proceeding on Wednes
day were -opened by Budge Woodward
.instructing: the jury to tuns airy
laabnymouu letters they might receive
(over to the district Attorney,
he Influeaeed thereby.
The testimony of Khe day was or-
roboratlw of . that au ready produced.
John Tourshtkowles testified: that
8 he riff Martin fired the first abet, wad
that blasjhot was followed by a volley
from the deputies. This straagthehs
the rtalsn rt the prosecution that alar-
Un's abet waa to th signal! ffor
volley. Undertaker Ellery Beaaa. wrho
buried U of th victims, declared that
10 wereahot In th back..
Th principal witnesses on Thursday
war Daniel Ferry, a Hasleton grocer:
John Zappa, on T th wounded men.
August "Catskl and Joseph Mekki. Per
17 uecau-ea mat gneriii- Martin was
ult oat of danger when the deputies
area. Zappa told .bow he had been fol
lowed aad shot la th back white run
nlng oa tth further side of th rail.
road. Catakl heard one of the &du
ties say: "Let them go until wawet to
ttlmer, and then we'll shoot them.
Mekkl testified that the deputies .called
out at West Hasleton to some of the
strikers: "If youido not get out 'of the
road we-wlll shoot you down Ilkeston.
uaniet Murphy testified that lie saw
Deputy A. E. Hess give water to a
wounded striker, and, together with
Alonso Dodson and A. M. Ear. carry
some or nae wounoea men to the -cars.
Andrew Hannee and Adam Larttnskl.
two of -th wounded strikers, showed
their scan. Both were . wounded In
th hack while running away.
upon the calling of John TJWidh the
defense agreed to admit the following
facts la ostler to (harry th trial .along
by avoiding a continued repetHioa of
th same euestlona: First the meetlne-
of th strikers at Karwood; second, the
presence or h deputies and strikers at
'West Hasleton; thud, the fact that the
deputies were armed: fourth, the fact
that apparently the strikers were not
armed.
On Friday am unsuccessful effort -was
mad to secure an acknowledgment
from Adam Laplnskl. the first witness.
that his evidence was Influenced r a
non oi securmg damages If the depa
ues were convicted, other witnesses
testified that some of (the deputies let-
iowea th neeteg strikers for SO yard.
hooting as they ran. Andrew Malar.
who limped Into th court room on on
leg, having lost the other on account of
a deputy's bullet, said the shooting con
tinued for a eoasle of minutes after
th fatal volley. Martin Lachar said he
saw a deputy kick Maler as he lay there
wounded, but could not Identify the
deputy who did the klcVtasr. Th de
fense objected to the admission of this
testimony, "d Judge Woodward sus
tained tb objection, as usual. The
other evidence was corroborative of
that already given.
Th most important witness In th
trial on Saturday last was Joha Pe-
truska, a huckster. Petruska testified
that he saw th deputies getting; guns
at a Hasleton hardware store, and th
men declared they were going to shoot
His story of th shooting ooro berated
that ot previous witnesses. Mary Koh-
icr, a servant gin, testified that th
people of Lattiraer were afraid th
strikers would break Into their home.
She said they also feared that the dep
uties were going to snoot
On Monday last the testimony was
mainly corroborative of that already
presented. Marcy Ouncavage testified
that h heard th sheriff glv th or
der to fir, and that th sheriff had
previously said to him: "There Is going
to be big trouble her today." George
Kescter swore mat tn nag bearer at
th head of th strikers fell dead In the
ditch bordering the road. Thomas
Racsick swore that a detent from
I Uttlmer, Joseph Caltlok. attendee the
1 Keating at Haywood and urged them
t go to Lattiraer an lhvtt th mea
there to Join th strike. The giving of
the delegate's name was m. w evidence.
It Is reported that two of last week's
witnesses have been discharged from
the mine where they were employed for
giving evidence against the deputies.
THE WORK OP CONGRESS.
The House Unseats a Democrat. Glv
Ina His Plaoe to a Republican, t
Tuesday of last week Mr. Allen pre
sented an amendment In the senate rec
ognising Cuban belligerency; Mr. Can
non offered a resolution that this coun
try recognise Cuba on March 4 next. and
assert Its Independence 90 days later.
Mr. Mason offered a resolution In
structing the president to notify Spain
that the war must cease at once, else
this country will restore peace. The
house considered the Aldrich-Plowman
contested election case, from Alabama.
In the senate Wednesday Messrs.
Cannon of Utah and Mason of Illinois
spoke In advocacy of resolutions favor
ing Cuba, and Mr. Hal of Maine op
posed them. In the house Mr. Plow
man, Alabama Democrat, was unseat
ed and the seat given to Mr. Aldrlch,
the Republican contestant
Neither house transacted any business
on Thursday. In the senate Mr. Allen,
of Nebraska, assailed Bpeaker Reed for
"preventing the enactment ot merito
rious legislation." When called to order
he aald he was "responsible at any
time, here or elesewhere, for his state
ments." The house consumed the day
la filibustering against two bills of mi
nor Importance.
Friday last the senate passed the In
dian appropriation bill. An amendment
added to the measure restores the free
homestead law so far as It relates to
Indian lands ceded to the United States
for which settlers have been obliged to
pay the purchase price paid to th In
diana Th house was not in session.
On Monday of this week the amend
ment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill recognising Cuban
belligerency was reported adversely by
comanttte. Mr. . Morgan's resolution
calling for reports of United States
ooasals In Cuba was adopted. The
bouse passed a resolution calling for
Information as to the condition of con
cent rat) os In Cuba and tb progress
made In Spain's efforts to Indue In
argents to accept autonomy.
COUNT LALHOKT DEAD.
Vor Fourteen Tears He W. as Austria'1
M Inlster Foyetsn Affairs.
' Vrunn, Feb. 14. Cotrat Qustav 8I
nwnd Kalnoky de Keros-Patak. far
mer Austro-Raagariaa minister ot tor
fern affairs, died yesterday afteraoa.
Count Kalaoky,
who was horn
at Lett wits.
Moravia, dec 28,
1112. waa de
scended from
the ' Moravian
branch of un dlt
Bohemias fam
ily. He entered
the diplomatic
service f Aus
tria In 1B0.
From UWto3870
he waa 'council
lor of. legation
: COUNT ICALNOKT. at, the Austrian
embassy In London,, In 1170 lie was
minister at Copenhagen. In 18(0 was
sent as ambassador to St. Petersburg.
and la Till he was appointed JUistro
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs.
a post he held with distinction until
May 18, IMG, When he was succeeded
by th 'present Austro-Hungartrn for
elgn minister, Count Goluchowakl. The
cause lor his resignation was Sound In
Count Kalnokya action In reference to
the denunciation of ecclesiastical laws
by tb papal nanclo at Vienna, Mon
slgnor Agllardl, who was charged by
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian prime
minister, with having made statements
at Buda Pesth which amounted to In
terference In Hungarian affair.
MARINE HOLOCAUST AVERTED.
Sold fleckers Left Astoria. o)reM on a
Voloanoar Burning Veal.
Astoria, Ore.. Feb. 15. But Tor the
timely discovery -of a Are In the -hold of
the Alaskan steamship Oregon the ves
sel might now iba a mass of names at
theintercy of tb waves and mind. The
Oregon sailed from her dock hi this city
at 12.30 yesterday carrying some 000
passengers and as much freight as it
was possible to place aboard. Suddenly
smoke waa discovered coming Zrom the
bunkers, where taDO tons of xal was
stored. The steamer waa 20 miles from
a berth, and as the terrible aesltlon ot
the situation dawned upon the fortune
seekara the excitement was Intense.
The officers of the Oregon alone were
cool, and the excitement sooa subsided.
The file was at the bottom of the coal.
and tt was necessary to put hack to
port, wler the work of unloading th
coat commenced.
The Dauntless Jbcaln Sospooted.
Fernaadlna, Fhu, Feb. lSu A tug
supposed to be the Dauntless slipped
up to ah steamboat wharf atere at
10: SO Sunday night iand proceeded at
once to itak boxes and supplies sup
posed to 4e ammunition. About mid
night 70 Cubans arrived by special train
and immediately went aboard. Colonel
Nunei was In charge. A full supply
of coal was taken aboard, and she put
to" sea at 2:06 a. m. Th deputy col
lectors' houses were both closely watch
ed to prevent Interference from them.
A special from Tampa, Fla., says: The
Cuban expedition that left here Is sow
safely at sea and will Join the expedi
tion that left Fernandlna an the Daunt
less. All th facts jrer verified, aad
there Is no doubt as to the truth of the
story."
Three Elevator Tracedlee.
New York, Feb, IB. Three men were
Instantly killed and two seriously In
jured, one of them so seriously that he
will die. In this city yesterday by acci
dents In elevators. Those killed are:
John Degnan, a laborer at th Hotel
Waldorf; Oscar Westberg. a red 24, as
sistant Janitor of the Walton build
ing on Fifth avenue; William Ochs. 28.
driver for an express company.
James Foley and Thomas Looney are
th Injured. Foley Is not likely to re
cover. . Killed a Sixty Foot Whale.
Beaufort N. C... Feb. IS. Captain
lfoor's whaling crew, on Shackelford's
Banks, near th Bar, yesterday killed
th largest what captured - her in
many years, measuring 00 feet long.
Th whale will make OS barrels ot oil.
aad la estimated to b worth tUOO.
mmam i zola.
An Ex-Cabinet Official Defends the
Noted Novelist.
ESTEBHAZY'S TRIAL A PAEODT.
So Declare M. Ives Onyot, Former
Minister of Public Works-Othor
Wltneaee Decline to Testify, on the
Ground of " Proreulonr.l Socrecjr."
Paris. Feb. 14. The trial of MM.
Zola and Perreux for writing and pub
lishing serious charges against the
government officials In connection with
the sentence of Captain Dreyfus, to life
Imprisonment, for alleged betrayal ot
government secrets, has been consid
erable of a farce until Friday last.
Cabinet ministers, ex-cabinet minis
ters, high army officers and ex-PresI-dent
Casimlr-Perler have been on the
witness stand, but the moment a
question was asked the presiding Judge j
would rule it out of order, and the of.
flclals would decline to answer on the
ground of "professional secrecy."
On Friday, however. Colonel Pic.
quart gave evidence very damaging
to his superior officers and favorable
to Dreyfus. It also showed him (Pic
quart) to have been the victim of per
secution since he began his endeavor to
probe the truth. Colonel Picquart em
phatically denied General Pellieux'a
statement that he had divulged an es
pionage affair to outsiders. He added
that he communicated his suspicions
ot the guilt of Major Esterhaiy to his
chiefs, who never said they had addi
tional evidence of the guilt of Dreyfus
beyond what he knew himself.
On Saturday by the clever maneuvers
of Maitres Laborie and DeMange, the
latter, who knew very well that he was
breaking the law, got In a statement
that th reason that he objected to the
Dreyfus trial was that Dreyfus had
been convicted on a secret document
handed to his Judges without Its being
communicated either to the prisoner or
to himself. He ought to have waited
till the question waa put to him by the
Judges, who would, of course, have re
fused to put It, but did not do so, and
got in a quiet mala out before be could
be checked.
When the trial was resumed today
M. Jaures, the Socialist member ot the
chamber of deputies, waa recalled. He
reiterated hts belief In the culpability
ot Major ESrerhaxy.
Th examination of M. Bertlllon, the
handwriting expert, waa thea resumed
He said he thought It Impossible to ask
tlhe minister of war for the incriminat
ing documents seised at the residence
of Dreyfus In 1804, which, according to
the testimony of th wttanas on Batur
day last, would enable Mm to prove
that Drayfua wrote th bordereau.
FinaCy M. BcrtUea, who persisted la
not answering oaeatloaa, left the wit
ness stand amidst considerable uproar.
M. Laborie remarking: "And this Is the
man upon whose evidence Dreyfus was
convicted." M. Berilllen gave his ab
sursA evidence, while displaying a fan
tastic diagram, amid 'oantlnuoua shrieks
of laughter.
Yves Guyet, the former mlnlsteT'of
. neJbllo work, taxi Red that the Bkrtkc
aacy court suartlal was a "parody on
Justice." The further statement ef M.
jOuyot that the inner circles of ferelga
, governments wets fully cognisant of
'all that ooourred at the Ksterhaxy
court martial caused a sensation. Later
M. Guyot expressed the opinion Chat
the government commissioner who
prosecuted Major Esterhaiy was Sar
more like counsel lor the defease than
the prosecutor. " am happy in the
belief that all the best sentiment in
France supports H. Zola," said the wit
ness. M. Teyessonnieres, another hand
writing expert, 'testified to Identifying
the handwriting .of the bordereau as
that of Dreyfus. He added that the
fac simile had been blurred, so as to
make It resemble Esterhasy"a. Later
the witness created a sensation by tes- the letter .was seen by a Cuban sym
tlfying that frienAs of Dreyfus had ap- j! pstfataer In De Lome's Washington of-
proached Aim, and had hinted that It
might be worth 104,000 to 200,00 francs
li ne mooeraiea jiis views isvoraoiy to
Dreyfus. M. Teyessonnieres, who tes
tified In a diffuse and random fashion,
Introduced the name of Crepleux Janln,
the handwriting expert when be Insin
uated that the friends of Dreyfus were
ready to fcribe the experts, but under se
vere eras examination he admitted
that the only foundation for the Insin
uation waa his personal Impression, and
that no torlbe had ever actually been
offered ao him. M.
Trarleux. former
minister of Justice, threw such sus
picion upon all the evidence given by
M. Teyessonnieres that the latter left
th bar much discredited.
Man Box TatefCauaht.
Columbus, Feb. IS. Timothy Hogan
who has eluded all of the secret service
men of the country and detectives of
many cities, as welt as several private
agencies, for the last year, was ar
Tested list night at Westervllle, about
12 mile north of Columbus. Hogan is
wanted for tilling maU boxes In saany
cities and far raising and passing
checks secured from letters deposited
In the malls. When arrested Hogaa had
Jn his possession 120 mail box keys, se
cured In as many different cities, also
over 100 letters which he had taken
from the malls In different cities In
Ohio. He declares he and a pal have se
cured and spent $40,000 the past year.
Dora Clay Averts a Tragedy.
Valley View. Ky. Feb. 15. Dora Clay,
th child wife of General Casalus M.
Clay, and William Bryant, a young
man of the neighborhood.' met In th
woods near White Hall Sunday. Roy
Featherglil, a guard from the Clay
mansion, fired off his revolver to fright
en Bryant out of the woods. Bryant
drew his revolver, and waa about to
shoot Featherglil when Dora Clay
knocked the weapon up and begged
Bryant not to shoot Bryant says he
would have killed Featherglil had it
not been for Dora.
Th llverttes Conference.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15. Hon. W. J.
Bryan left for Minneapolis to be present
at the conference of leading silver ad
vacates of tb northwest The confer-
a will continue three days. Senator
Marlon Butler, chairman ot the Popu
list national committee: Congressman
Hartman, of Montana, and many other
leading silver advocates will b prfit
tt Is said th conference will b secret
and th plans for th fall campaign la
th various stat will b th them.
DE IMS SCCCI
Senor Louis Polo Bernabe Selected
For the Position.
THE SON OF A rOHJIER MINISTER.
Our Government Mi III Makp No P
innml on m'n For Apoloirl or l!c-
trnrll. u ot thoDI-niriernlileThlniis j
Said Uy tliy Luto ;nul!i MIiiIhUt.
Washington, Feb. 15. Official news
from Madrid, received lute last nlsht,
says:. "The cabinet met at 6 o'clock
this evening and discussed the present
state of the war In Cuba and the De
Lome matter at great length. It was
decided to publish a decree accepting
the resignation of Senor Dupuy De
Lome as minister at Washington and
appointing Senor Louts Polo Hernabe
as his successor. Senor Gullon, the
minister ot foreign affairs, Informed the
cabinet that United States Minister
Woodford had Just handed him a note
referring to Senor De Lome's letter
and to the meaning of several paru- i
graphs In It"
Renor Louis Polo Bernabe. whose ap
pointment as the successor of Senor De
Lorn was foreshadowed last Saturday
in mm ainpaicnen, ib a sun ui v tt-c
Admiral Polo, who formerly represented i
Spain In this country. Senor Bernabe
is now engaged In a special department
of the foreign ministry at Madrid
dealing with commercial matters and
consulates.
Actuated by a sens ot honor and a
strict idea of Justice, the state depart
ment has taken steps to place tn the
hands of Senor Canalejas, to whom the
letter was Addressed, the epistle writ
ten by Senor Dupuy De Lome which
led to th resignation of the minister.
The transaction Is explained In the
following brief statement given out
last night by the state department:
"Recognising that the legal owner
ship of the De Lome letter Is In Mr.
Canalejas, and his agent and attorney,
Mr. Carlisle, having presented proper
authority to receive the same, the let
ter waa delivered to him today."
As explained In this statement, Mr.
Carlisle waa fully authorised to apply i
for and receive the letter, having the
cabled authorisation from 8enor Canale
jas. In the view ot the state depart
ment the letter waa a stolen document,
and In that, like any other piece of
property, It should upon application be
delivered to the rightful owner. There
was no other course left open, for ia
the United States, as In all other coun
tries having a code of laws, a letter
beconies the sole property of th per
son to whom It la addressed Immedi
ately tt starts on Its way from
eader.
th
There now remains only th closing
aaptr of the Incident to be written,
tor th end is already la Bight Not
withstanding all that has eeen said In i
th press about demands on Spain for !
apstogles or retractions of the dlssgree
ahVe things aatd by Bener De Lome In
hai letter. It van be positively stated
that at no time since th publication
T th letter has th tat department
taken , any sasch course, instead It haa
relied' entspety upon chj sens of 'pro
priety at Jh 8painh government to
do all that was prper and needful to
1 wipe .ont the . unpleasant . Impression
produced hy these statements, and It
caa now be said that this course has
been MTr? Justified, and that the Span
ish caaaaet, not toeing aware of the full
text fit the letter, is expected within
a day w two le make such disclaimer
ot the letter as Is required by the cir
cusnstaeces. The teftense which led to the Spanish
minister's reetrnation was the writing
at a '.letter to his friend. Senor Canale
jas, Ira which .he spoke of President Mc
JCtoriey as "a low politician, catering to
the rotable!' This letter was secured by
a .New Tofk (paper In some mysterious
cnanaer, and was telegraphed all over
i CInlted States. It Is claimed that
". and that the Cuban Junta in New
j, for tnen arranged to have It stolen by
of their agents in the postofrice at
Havana.
S3EAMER BURNED, FORTY LOST.
M Seekers Who Left oa the Clara
Nevada Probably Met Death.
Tlotoria. m. C, Feb. 16. The steamer
Ibnder brings news that the steamer
Oara Nevada, of Seattle, was burned in
Inn canal and 40 men who were on
U r1 " supposed to have perished.
ne Mavaaa leit Skaguay for Juneau
n Feb. S, with a party ot gold seekers,
aad when the Islander, which arrived
from Comox yesterday, reached Juneau
the Nevada had not arrived there. The
4ay that she should have reached Ju
neau fire was seen on the waters of the
canal, and the opinion Is general that
the flam as were from a burning sterner.
Whether the passenger and crew
reached land or whether they perished
is not known. It Is feared that they
met with death, as there has been a
terrible wind and snow storm In the
north, and small boats could hardly
Uvw. Captain Irving, of the Islander,
reports that the weather has been ter
rifle.
A Monster Strike Impending.
Boston. Feb. 14. At a meeting yes
terday in this city of 55 representatives
of textile unions In New England It
was unanimously voted to recommend
that all unions call out the operatives
In every cotton mill in New England.
It is believed that this recommendation
will be agreed to. that 147.000 operators
will probably cease work, and that one
of the greatest strikes ever seen In this
country Is impending.
The Rush For the Klondike.
.Victoria. B. C. Feb. 15. Six hundred
miners have been booked to go north
on th steamer Islander, which leaves
this vnlng, and applications ar still
pouring Into th company. An extra
steamer will be put on to accommodate
th overflow.
Amerlao Veapuocl'e Birthday.
Rome. Feb. 15. A long continued
search has resulted In the discovery of
in otrtn record or Amerigo VesDucci
In the Church ot Ban Giovanni, In Flor
ence. Th dat I March IS. 1463.
Columbus DeaoeadaataXow Pauper
aiaaria. en. is. a Spanish news
paper announces that th last two de
scendants at Christopher Columbus ar
now occupants or a ooorhouse at r-
ala, .
A WEIL'S NEWS CONDENSED. 1
WenfMMta.r, Feb. 9.
Salt er D. Woiden, sentenced to death
for train wreckntg In California, haa
confessed his gullLx
Prewlllana Corplo, a Mexican, has
been married to Mrs. Muttie U. Peebles,
of Dispatch, Kan., who as matron of
a prison secured his pardon.
The captain and 16 men of the Nor
wegian bark B. D. Metcalf, vhlrh
foundered in mldocean. were taken to
New York by the steamer Burgundla.
Counsel for Charles O. al(er. the
Norrlalown wife murderer, will make
no further effort to delay the execu
tion of the law. One of the attorneys
advlyes him to confess.
Tliiiraduy. Feb. 10.
Paul Kruger waa re-elected president
ot the South African republic, defeat
ing his chief opponent nearly four to
one.
President Barrios, of Guatemala, was
killed by an assassin at Guatemala.
The murderer was shot dead by an of
ficer. A Peoria (Ills.) distillery yesterday
received an order by cable from Ham
burg, Germany, for 30,000 barrels of
alcohol
Adolph L. Luetgert was convicted at i
Chlcugo of the murder of his wife. The 1
Jury tlxed his punishment at life l;n
prlsonmcnt. (
Friday, Feb. II.
Dr. William C. Cattell, ex-presldtnt i
of Lafayette college, died In rhllacVI-1
phla, aged 71.
Charles Brown, a 17-year-old liny,
shot and killed Clint Sutles at a dance 1
near Atlanta, Ga. !
Professor Andrew J. Seymour, of
tTtlca, N. Y., proposes to have hlmyelf
burled alive for three months. i
Cornelius Lang, 75 years old. Is ucad
from starvation In a Chicago hospitul, '
and his 85-year-old wife is dying from j
the same cause.
The fire which destroyed the Chuu I
tauqua Ice company and adjolnlna 1
buildings In Pittsburg on Wednesday !
resulted In many deaths. Twelve bodies
have been recovered and 38 are believed i
to be burled In the ruins. !
Saturday, Feb. IS.
There Is a possibility that both;
branches of congress will adjourn about 1
May 1. !
M. Ferdinand Fabre, th French
novelist, died in Paris yesterday, aged
(8 years, .
A r war Is threatened between the
whites and a colony of negroes recently
taken to Blackwell, O, T.
England has bought an all the Welsh
coal available at Chinvee end Japanese
port for the us of British warships.
General Marroquin, th chief sup
porter ot General Morales, of Guate
mala, waa killed la U fight which fol-
lowed Barrloa' eseaaalnatlon.
MeMtV. rob. 14.
Rich quarts baa been discovered In j
th Pembina mountains. In southern
Manitoba. j
Th state central committee of the '
National Gold) Democratic party will j
meet at Indianapolis, lnd.. Feb. 22.
Abraham Smith, aged M, an Inmate
of th Vassar Aged Men's Home, at
Pougwkeepsle, N. Y.. is heir to $50,000.
Mr. Mary Maschln, who kept a New
(tork boarding house, .has been sent to
'the workhouse for begging food on
Which to feed her lodgers.
Steamer Veendam, of the. Holland
American line, sprung a leak and waa
wrecked at sea. The American liner St.
Louis appeared Just In time to rescue!
the 207 passenger and crew. j
Tuesday. Feb. 18. I
A Revolutionary musket, probably j
loaded over a century ago, went off :
while being sold at auction in New York
Richard Powers, of the Trinidad'
(Colo.) Rifle club, broke the world's1
record by ahoiptlng M out ot a possible '
100 birds.
Two representatives of the Japanese
government are on their way to Mex
ico In the Interest f a colossal colonisa
tion scheme near tin Benito.
From all parts of C1" oome reports
of attacks by the nath ' rough element
on foreigners. The 'hole country
seems to be In a state of t. 'nrest
THE PRODUCE MARk'15
As Reflected by Dealing Ph
Dhla and Maif
Philadelphia. Fb. 14.Fin. .
U-
' ,,r superfine. B.90l.io; do. txtra V-
Kit. t , .. m
c i.,,ani roiir. clear. I4u4.2b
" si J""'-ou; western winter,
f ' f;104-30: ao- straight. S4.4O04.a
city mills, .xtrs, SJ.Met.M. Ry, flour
moved slowly at tt.tOHt.S0 per barrel as
to quality. Wheat steady; No. t red. "
No. 2 Pennsylvania and No. X Delaware
red. spot. Sl.Ol. Corn higher; No. yellow
for local trad. &36Sc.; No. t mixed. In
ST l'f.ra,' Oats strong:
No. 2 white 32HC.; No. 1 white, clipped.
SJHC.; NO. 1 Ihtt. cllnnl M t7...
steady: choice timothy. Su for'larxe bale,
llMf firm- Hu K. m.... . "
7.11 V. lamtiy. iu.
Ull.75; extra mess. IV6S.60: packet, tan
10.50; city extra India mess. l.75au: short
clear. ll0.50triJ.M. Lard Hrmer; western
iciuiieu. o.w. tsutter steady
western
creamery. 14Sft30c.: do factor iiaiZ, . 1
Klglns. ie.: totattoar X2
New York dairy. Ufc'lSc; do. creamery 14 , next door ,n1 ke n 'Kn hi
Wi3c.; fancy Pennsylvania prints Jobbing1 'en at bajr for 8om' tin M escape
at tSUXe.; do. wholesale. 23c. Cheese! revolver. He finally made .
"""J' re. wnne ana colored. Beotem.
tor, a Sc.; small do. do,
September. HQ '
S4c; light skims. 5u4ic.; part skims. o
Sc.; full skims. 2'3c. Eggs steady: New
York and Pennsylvania, lie.; western,
fresh, 14V4C.
Baltimore. Feb. It-Flour dull: western
superfine, SJ.WfW.20: do. extra, S3.46U0
do. family. S4.404J4.10; winter wheat, pat
ent. S4.S&B4.10: spring do.. SS.105.: spring
wheat straight. S4.WtiS.05. Wheat itaadv
spot and month. Sit.M; March. S1.H4
1.0OH; Stay. Vjc.; steamer No. 2 red
LHUtain
iHc.; southern, by sample, 96c. ;
.Q1; do, on grade, SSHc.Ctl.lKMt. Corn i
strong; spot and month. WHWWSc; !
March, S4iJ4V.: April. 34Vto34W.: t
learner mixea. BHOXKc: south.
whit. 56 36c. : do. yellow, O'vlTM'v:. Oat
Strang aad higher: Ne. S white, western.
SlfruXte.: No. S mixed do.. 2S"30c. Rya
barely steady: No. S nearby. MMrS4c.:
No. S western, S4M6c. Hay steady;
choice timothy. IU.50U. Sugar strong;
granulated, S.20H. Butter aulet: fun.-v
w va J t M. V UUI lailUIl, J
ladle. 15c.; good ladle. 13q-14c.; i
ed, l914c. Kggs quiet: fresh. 1
creamery. Be; do. imitation. Il7c: do.
store pack-
14c. Cheaa
staaay; rancy. New Tor. Urge. S410c.:
do. medium. lOtlOc: do. small, lova
lOHc. Lettuce. S1.2S per basket. WhUky
Sl.ttCl.SS per gallon for Bnished goods ia
carloads; tl.rl. per gallon tor Jobbing
lots. t
Kast Liberty. Pa.. Feb. 14 -Cattle firm:
prime. RSOfe; common. 11014: ' hull.
stags and cows, S3 4. Bog active and
higher: prime mediuma t4.t4.n- ku.
Torkers. KkteKS; light Yorkers. S4O110
pigs, as to eullMy. B.70tIUO hun
S4.1O3H.20: good roughs. SJ.404jS.78: cotn-
" Bheep actlv aad
higher: ehoiee, S4.S0ty4.t0; common. SS.4
ISO: choice lambs, SS.T088.SO; eommea to
good. KT4VS.T, Veal calves, SS4KSSL
A DYING R0BCESS CONFESSION.
Believed to llavo Participated In th
Blue Cut Iraln Ilolibttry.
Topeka, Kan.. Feb. 15. The mysteri
ous Blue Cut train robbery In 1S9S near
Kansas City, and the attempted rob
bery of the bank of Elmdale, may both
be solved by the death of Carter Roe.
who died In Bedwell's asylum, east of
Topeka. Carter, who for nearly three
years was an Inmate of Bedwell's.. died
on Jan. 23. A .week before his dea"h he
became apparently rational. One day
he called Mr. Bcdwell. the superintend
ent, anil 'confessed to having partici
pated In the Klmdale (Kan.) bank rob
bery April 29, 189.r, and a little later In
a train robbery which ex-Shcrlff Vll
kerson believes was the Blue Cut rob
bery, near Kansas City. He told Su
perintendent Hedwell where tl.SOO. his
share of the train robbery, was burleit
In a box near Garfield park. North To
peka. lie also made a confidant of
Ralph Elrlck, who attended him at th
asylum, and expressed a wish that he
get the money for kindness shown him.
Since then Mr. Hedwell and others havw
been quietly searching for the burled
treasure. Hoe did not disclose the
names of the men who took jurt with
him In the train robbery, but said then'
were six In the gang.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Wllkesbarre. Pa., Feb. lS.-Patrlik
Healey, one of the nn-n burned by th.
explosion In the Dndson mine last Wed
nesday night, died yesterday from hin.
Injuries. He Is the second victim.
Wllkesbarre, Ta.. Feb. 12. Thomsun
Hlgglns. one of the 13 men who were
burned by an explosion In the Ifcidann .
mine. Plymouth, Wednesday evening,
died yesterday from his Injuries. The
other victims are said to be improving
Plttsbui. Feb. 12. At a special ses-
ston of the I'nlted Htates court lat
yesterday afternoon Judge Burtlngton'
decided that Chris Von Per A he mast
remain In charge of Detective Hendel.
,, i,liii ted him from St. Louis. Voi
r)r Abe will take an appeal.
Wllkesbarre, Pa.. Feb. II Jottn M
Garman, chairman of the llomocratli -stat
committee, recently sent out a
circular letter to a number of leading
Democrats Inviting lliem to. a confer
ence at Harrlsburg on Feb. 17. He now
finds that he will lie unaltl'J to be In
Harrlsburg on that date, and issues o
circular postponing th ponlercnce.
Reading. Pa.. Feb. 13-Henry C
Young, the defaulting rlty . treasurer
who was reccnll removed from office,
has refused to iranafw.to his successor.
John G. Herfmnn,. lUJoO-' of cltj
moneys, and coum-ita- last night di
rected that If he does- not transfer th
cash within 14 hoursi that criminal pro
ceedlngs against him be Instituted.
Hollldaysburg. Pa., Feb. 14. Th.
body of Adolphus Clapper, tax col
lector at Frankstown, this county, wee
found floating In the Juniata river. Mr
Clapper had been out collecting taxes
and It la believed he drove his horw
ver an embankment into the- river,
after nightfall. Another theory I thai
he waa robbed and then arownea oj m:
assailants.
Pittsburg. Feb. lfi.-Andrew Cuban,
who murdered hi cousin, Andrea
K reiser at 'Etlwood. Pa.. 6arurda
night, waa arrested last evening at
Jeannette. H was taken to Beaver
county today. Cuban admits hevln,-,
killed his cousin, but says he waa
drunk he did not realise what he w
doing. He wanted th arresting officer
to end the matter by shooting him..
Altoona. Pa., Feb. 14.-Dlstrict Presl
dent Patrick Dolan. of the United Mine
Workers' asslclatlon. has been tourln
and organising the central Pennsyl
vania coal region daring the past few.,
days. At a meeting at Barnesboro Sat
urday It was decided to demand an-Increase
of from I to 10 cents pes ton, t
bring the mining rate up to th west
era prices. The district gives operator!
till April 1 to grant the-demand or suf.
fer a strike. a
Huntingdon, Pa.. Feb. It Frank
Lamp, James Farrell and Edward
Doyle, all of Altoona. were arreste
here yesterday on a number of charge:
; including the passing of counterfeit
money, larceny and placing obstn
tiona on th track on the main Itr..n
j the Pennsylvania railroad. Th.. trie'
cam her Wednesday afternaa and
succeeded In disposing of a number of
I counterfeit dollars. The accused mer
have been held for trial.
New Castle, Pa, Feb. 14. A cold
6ed murder waa perpetrated Satur
blot tight' at El-wood. Andrew Krtaeo.
day . -wUeried. man, and Andrew Knj
the m mtinterer, were cousins, and
bin, the txt aide on what is called
lived side jp Hill. When Krtsen re
Chicken Co he found Krubln there
""d nme
I rirlitliln.
AJVT.a few words Kru-
drinklng beer. -er placed tt almost In .
Dla drew a revoK lr The bullet en
Krisen's face and . w, came out at
tered below the eye klng the vtc-
, nome
tlm Instantly. Krubln lm.and cU-
ine oacx oi the neuu,
inrouxh the back door.
,, h
Gallowy AlleaMurderrst'aL w
New York. Feb. li Four men
are believed to be the desperadoes who,
on Dec. 2S last, "held up a trolley car at
Norristown, Pa., shot and killed th
conductor. Charles Galloway, and rob
bed the passengers, are under arrest in
this city. Th men gave their names-a.
...... ...
wlulam " Joseph Foster. Ed
w" u- na Andrew Grave. It
"JJ tn nien also wanted at
Pittsburg for burglary and other
Crimea The PhlladlDhi tw.ii ..
also beUeved to be- interested tt these
men on accoaat of the looting ef
C nines laundry- In that city.
To Deport American Crooks.
! Mexico Cltv. Feb. 1.1. If i.
.VfeVl
that the gang of American crooks will
be expelled from the country under a.
clause of the Constitution providing for
the banishment ofpernlclous foreigners.
Tb measure- would, of course, not be
taken without consulting th American
minuter, who would b sustained ia ad
vising such a step by all decent resi
dent American cltlaans. who are anxious
to rid the country of one of the wont
gangs of sharpers that ever has afflict
ed tbi country - -
:. -J
The-Wet-m Xeros. t .'. ,,,r
London. Feb. 15. A special dlspach
from Shanghai says that th relations
between China aad Germany are seri
ously strained over th Utter's fresh,
demaada