1WIB
Visit of Filipino Officers to Gen
eral Otis Returned.
A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
Hbed For by General Luna. Hut Otis
Demands an Unconditional Hnrren
der Capture of Calumpit, the Fili
pinos' Second Capital.
Manila, May 2. General MacArthur
Us sent officers to General Anionia
i una. the Filipino commander, under
U flm of truce, carrying money and
provisions for American prisoners in
fills hands, and asking an exchange of
nrlsoners and the naL.cs of such as
he may have.
It is reported that the Insurgents
have two officers ana lb otners, ami
It Is supposed that among these are !
Lieutenant J. C. Olllmore and men of
the crew of the United States gun-
fcoat Yorktown. who fell Into the hands !
of the Filipinos last month, when tne
cunboat visited Baler, on the east
coast of Luzon.
Major Pell, with a squad of scouts, i
has captured the town of Macabebe,
hout four miles southwest of Calum-
it. the people ringing bells and thout-
ing "vivas.
The American army Is now employ
ing Marahehees Instead of Chinamen,
and they are delighted to get 50 cents
a day. declaring their loyalty to the
Americans.
Major General Lawton Is advancing.
He ha6 orgnnlred a band of 40 scouts
to go ahead of his column. The band,
which is under W. M. Young, an old
Indian fighter, who killed five Fili
pinos last week, includes liiamonu.
Harrington, Somerfleld and Murphy.
f the Second Oregon regiment.
Yesterday, the anniversary of the
lattle of Manila bay, was observed
hy the United States fleet, the usual
lrills being omitted. Admlrnl Dewey
had many visitors and the American I
nnd British merchantmen dressed ship. I
Calumpit, the second Filipino cap!- .
tal, was captured last Wednesday, and
the flower of Agulnaldo s army was
nrnrtlcallv annihilated. In the as-
sault on the city eight Americans were j
killed, but the rebel loss was terrific, this city, ann tne casning ot tne war
r.fmernl MacArthur had 6.C 0 troons i rants Is expected to be made later
engaged.
The march on Calumpit began last
Tuesday, when MacArthur's brigade
fought its way to the trenches beforo
GENERAL LUNA.
Calumpit. In the fighting six Ameri
cans were killed and 28 wounded. Com
pany K, of the Twentieth Kansas, per
formed a most brilliant achievement in
charging a quarter of a mile over an
open field In the face of a deadly fire
from the Filipino trencheB, to protect
the armored train from the robels' fire.
The rebels were driven out and fled to
the jungle. The rebels had cut the
main supports of the bridge across tho
Bagbag river, hoping to wreck the
train, but the bridge fell of its own
weight before our troops reached it.
Colonel Frederick Funston, of the
Kansas regiment, swam across the
river with bullets spattering all about
him, accompanied only by a volunteer
private. Holding his revolver aloft In
one hand, and carrying a rope in his
teeth, he made the work of pulling over
the poontoons loaded with troops easy
of accomplishment. Colonel Funston
said afterward: "It was not much to
do. We knew they could not shoot
straight, and that our boys would at
tend to them while we were crossing.''
Then General Hale's men began to
ford the river, the general himself
wading up to his neck in gettlngarross.
Then the capture of the trenches on the
other Bide of the river was easy, and
our troops quickly took possession of
the town, which was in flames. The
Filipinos left 70 dead in the trenches.
McArthur's troops added to their
dally victories on Thursday last by
capturing Apalit, together with 20
prisoners.
Only one American was
killed and nine wounded.
Two Filipino officers, Colonel Manuel
Arzueleses and Lieutenant Jose Ber
nal, came in under a flag of truce last
Friday, saying that they were the rep
resentatives of General Luna, who had
been requested by Agulnaldo to request
a cessation of hostilities until the Fill
pino congress could be summoned.
General Otis told them he would not
recognize the congress. The Filipinos
returned to their lines on Saturday,
bearing General Otis' terms for cessa-
iinn of bnatiiiiioa unconditional sur.
render.
The President Returns to Washington
New York, May 2. President Mc
Klnley spent a quiet evening at the
Manhattan hotel and left this city at
10 o'clock last nlgut for a special train
in Jersey City, which left for Wash-: sier.
ington at midnight. The president re-1 day, dismissed the writ of habeas cor
tlred as soon as he got aboard the V "the case of Roland B. Molineux.
special train. The party as it left for
.Washington consisted of the 'president
end Mrs. McKinley, Assistant Secre
tary Cortelyou, Dr. Rixey, Stenograph
er Forater and several servants. Mr.
and Mrs. Abner McKinley accompanied
the party to the train, which reached
Washington this morning.
Blzty-two Miners Drowned.
St. Petersburg, May 2. A gold mine
at Kahnar, in the government of Oren
burg, was flooded by a sudden Inrush
of water and a miners were drowned.
IDAHO'S MUtMWUS ITtfcERS.
ITe Attempt to Rename Work Pendtna ;
the Arrival of Troop.
Wardner, Idaho, May 2. There was
no disturbance in the mining district I
yesterday Eleven men war seen
from Wardner going over the moun
tains, each with a rifle on his shoui
der, but their identity or destination
was not known. A considerable num
ber of non-union men left on the train '
yesterday and also a few strikers.
Citizens are in dread of further out
rages from now until the arrival of
troops. State Auditor Barlett Sin
clair la here searching for evidence
against dynamiters, but cannot make
much headway before the arrival of
troop. James Cheyne, wounded by '
dynamiters on Saturday, is not ex-
nected to live.
Pending the arrival of the troops the
town Is In a state of suspento.
Wblt
heightens the anxiety la the gcte il I
doubt ns to when the troops will arrive
iu the absence of troops It would ie
folly tonttempt the resumption or wor
nt the Bunker Hill with non-union 1st
Yesterday the body of Jack Smith,
wh was killed by his U low rioter.
Was brought down from Lttei l.iiners'
nlon h:ill at Burke,
and Is at Wal- 1
lr.ee In charge of an undertaker. The
I . ...in I. 1 1, 1, ...... In Him
I I Clll.l i II Mill UV IflUIIKIU UVIV IU .,v
for tn( inquest Saturday noijn,
Exemptions of the ruins of the nil!
disclosed 'he fnct that the vnult and
safe had been successfully blown open
by the rioters before the building
Itself was destroyed. Only a few
smouldering ashes were found within
the safe. The loss to the company
from the destruction of hundreds of
valuable documents will be Immense.
PAYING OFF THE SPANIARDS.
Conqueror i'ny the Representative of ,
the Conquered 10,000,000.
Washington, May 2. The last move
In the nemttntlons terminating the
war with Spain occurred yesterday,
when Secretary Hay paid to the French I
ambassador, M. Catnbon, the $20,000,-,
000 provided by the treaty of peace for
the centon of the Philippines. The
payment was made in lour treasury
warrants of $5,000,000 each, and was
receipted for by M. Cambon, as com-
pletely liquidating the obligation of
the 1 nitea states in tins connection,
The ambassador deposited the $20,-
000.000 in Uy; Riggs National bank of
through the City National bank 01 New
York. The Spanish government was
notified by cable of the payment, but
nothing will be done as to forwarding
the funds to Europe until Spain directs
the exact course to be pursued.
An Oculist's Terrible Mistake.
Montreal, April 29. Seven years ago
Thomas Stewart, then 10 years old, lost
the sight of one eye, the blade of a
penknife having been accidentally run
Into It. Dr. Alexander Proudfoot at
tended film. Recently Dr. Proudfoot
advised the removal of the eye as the
only means of preserving the Other
intact. This was agreed to, and the
delicate task was entrusted to; Dr.
Proudfoot, who Is assistant oceullst
and aurlst to the General hospital. The
operntlon took place at the family resi
dence, and at its conclusion it jvas
found that a terrible mistake had been
made the healthy eye had been re
moved. On recovery from the effects
of the anaesthetic the patient found
himself blind.
Defused to Dissolve Injunction.
Fort Smith, Ark., May 2 Judge
Rowe, of the state court, yesterday
refused to dissolve the injunction
ngnlnst the Kansas and Texas Coal
compnny and the 'Frisco railway, re
straining them from bringing In negro
miners to take the places of tho strik
ers. The court held that the peace
of the state was paramount to the wel
fare of 'the property of the mine own
ers. The coal companies can now pro
ceed under the injunction Issued from
the federal court covering the mine-;
nt Coal Hill, Denning and Jenny Llnd
and fill up tho camps with nccro min
ers, nnd the opinion Ib widespread that
there will be serious trouble when
they do so.
! Finance Conferees Ready to Deport.
Atlantic City, May 2. The national
house of representative? Republican
caucus committee closed ltd sessions
yesterday. To a press reporter the
chairman of the committee, Mr. Hen
derson of Iowa, said: "The committee
reached unanimous agreement, and is
ready to meet the Republican mem
bers of the finance committee of the
senate to submit their views to the
consideration of the Joint conference.
Until such meeting the work of the
house committee will be withheld from
publication."
A Nation's Gratitude to Dewey.
New York, May 2. While at the
navy yard yesterday President Mc
Kinley sent the following cablegram
to Admiral Dewey: "On this anni
versary of your great victory the peo
nle of the United States unite in an
pvDresslon of affection and gratitude to
yourself and the brave officers and
men of your fleet, whose brilliant
ashievements marked an epoch in his
tory which will live in the annals of
the world's heroic deeds."
Hopkins' Hoom For Speaker.
Chicago. May 2. Ten of the 14 Re
publican members of congress from
Illinois met In caucus here yesterday
and unanimously decided to support
Congressman Albert J. Hopkins, of
Aurora, for speaker of the national
house of representatives. Some time
next week the Republican congressmen
will meet again to lay plans for the
furtherance of Mr. Hopkins' candi
dacy. Mollnoux Domains In Prison.
New York, May 2. Justice Book-
accused of the murder of Mrs. Adams,
and ordered that the prisoner remain
in the tombs. The grand Jury will now
decide upon the issuance of another in
dictment.
A BIb Load of Immigrants.
Halifax, N. S., May 2. The Hamburg-American
liner Brazllla, which
left Hamburg Thursday evening and is
due here on Saturday, brings the big
gest load of immigrants since the
coming of the Dourkhorbers, the num
ber being 1,898 all told.
In the Famous Pfiilitdclphia-Lan-caster
Couuterfoiting Caso.
EENDIO MAKES A CONFESSION.
Declares That Ex-Dlstrlct Attorney
lilfrhuiii Vfm to Deceive 8,000 a
Month For "Protection" Ingham
and Nowltt'n Hall Increased.
Philadelphia, April 28. A most sen
sational revelation of the details of the
alleged conspiracy to bribe United
State secret service operatives in con
nection with the great counterfeiting
plot was made yesterday at the hear-
lng of Ellery P. Ingham, former Unl-
tea oiaies uisuici uiioiucv, uuu nm-
ey K. Nowltt, former assistant dis
trict attorney, by William L. Kendig.
one of the principals in the plot, who
made a long confession iu which he
implicated Mr. Ingham.
The witness was tnarvelouly Belf
possessed, and never was rattled for a
moment. In repartee with the law
yers he Joined, and even made laugh-
W. L. KENDIG. WHO CONFESSED,
ing replies to Mr. Shields, who Is at
torncy for Ingham. He avowed that
Mr. Ingham had proposed reaching
Secret Service Agent McManua with a
bribe through un Intimate friend, Rich
ard J. Lcnnon, but fulling in securing
an Intermediary to reach Lennon. he
declared, so the witness said, that he
could set ut McManui through a high
official, Intimating that he meant Dis
trict Attorney Beck.
It Was eventually agreed, according
to the testimony, that the counterfeit
ers should pay Mr. Ingham $3,000 a
mouth for protection, which, It was
said, the conspirators wanted only for
18 months or two years, at the end of
which the principals hoped to leave
the country.
So far into details did the evidence
go as to show an alleged plan of Mr.
Ingham, In tho event of his death, to
continue the t-rrangement for payment
of money to the parties to be bribed,
through the agency of his wife, who
was to entertain the Idea that the
money was to be used In speculation.
These parties were known by num
bers. "1, 2 and 3." Agent McMunus
was "No. 1," Agent Burns "No. 2" and
the person who puid them the money
"No. 8." "No. 3" was unknown to Ken
dig. Money was alleged to have been
paid twice to the secret service men
through the agency of "No. 3."
"It reads like Gaboriau," was tho
comment of the attorney for the de
fense. At one period the witness said that
Mr. Ingham's first report of alleged
bribery was "My God, I've done It.'
The climax came when Kendig
avowed he could Identify a $100 note
he hud paid to Ingham by u rusty nail
mark on the vignette. This note was
produced and Identified by the witness.
It was stated that the note wus one
of the first $300 paid to William J. Mc
Manus, secret service agent, us a bribe.
Durham mid Newltt Must RtMDd Trial
Philadelphia. April 29. Tho hearing
of former United States District At
torney Ellery P. Ingham and ex-Assistant
District Attorney Harvey K.
Newltt, who are charged with attempt
ing to bribe Secret Service Agent
William J. McManus, In connection
with the great counterfeiting conspir
acy which was unearthed in this city
last week, wus concluded yesterday,
and United States Commissioner Ed
munds increased the ball of each de
fendant from $10,000 to $20,000. which
they furnished. Their trial will take
place at the May term of court.
POWDER EXPLOSION KILLS SIX.
Government Inspector Was Loading
Shell by it Sew Me.tliod.
Pcnnsgrove, N. J., May L William
Prussel, of this place, who was ter
ribly injured In the explosion at the
Dupont powder works, at Carney
Point, N. J., on Saturday, died In the
Delaware hospital yesterday. This
mukuB the sixth deutb as a result of
the explosion. The full list of dead Is
as follows: Captain Stuart, 45 years
old, government powder luspector;
George Yeager, 22 years; Amos Mor
ris, 17 years; William Freint. 28 years;
Harry Smith, 52 years; William Prus
sel. When Francis G. Dupont, a member
of the firm, was asked yesterday what
he thought the cause of the explosion
was, he said:
"At the time of the explosion Cap
tain Stewart was loading a shell by a
new and original method of his own."
Mr. Dupont wouiu not say what this
method was.
Decided AcInst (icneritl Miles.
Washington, May 1. The Wade court
of Inquiry, in its report now in the
hands of President McKinley, finds the
charges of "embalming" the fresh beef
to have been unsubstantiated by tho
testimony, and says no chemicals were
used to preserve it. It also finds that it
would have been impracticable to se
cure beef on the hoof for the Cuban
campaign. The finding Is likewise in
opposition to the assertion on the part
of General Miles that the use of tho
beef was an experiment.
Hat tic With Indlniis,
Cornwall, Ont, May 2. The St. Re
gis Indian reservation, on the south
side of the St. Lawrence, anout six
miles east of here, was the scene of a
fatal affray yesterday between a de
tachment of Dominion police and the
Indians. Jake Ice was instantly kill
ed and two other Indians were wounded.
Mi
A WEETS NEWS CONDENSED.
' . Weanesglajr, April CO. ,j .
There is talk of sending colored
troops "to fight the Filipinos.
Senator Frye. of Maine, says he will
vote to seat M. S. Quay In the senate.
Governor Tunnell, of Delaware, will
not appoint a United States senator to
succeed Gray.
Russian Intrigue In Cores bids fair
to make that country practically a Rus
rlan province.
Arrangements ore being perfected
for a transatlantic cable connecting
New York and Ens. Germany.
An explosion of benzol at Fleer's
chowlng- gum f.-.ctory, Philadelphia,
killed two men and destroyed over
$100,000 In property.
In Camden. N. J Edward Oswald
killed his wife Mary and 0-year-old
daughter Gussie, then cut his own
throat, but will recover. Another child
9-year-oU Edna, was saved by neigh
bor. HwreQey, April 87.
Count Hohenwart Gerlachstein, ex-prep-'--
of Austria, died In Vienna,
aged ' j.
A man nmed Herrman. on trHI nt
Bretlan, Germany, is charged with 2'J
murders.
Our soldiers and sailors In the south
generally took part In the observance
of Confederate memorlnl day.
United States Judge Kohlsatt. at
ChlcagOl decided that Chinese uctors
tannot be excluded ns laborers.
Joseph Smalley nnd Daniel Line,
well shooters, were blown to frag- outs
by an exploding torpedo near Bradford,
Pa.
At Philadelphia Dr. IWnnrdr t?tt-
flcd that the late William M. flnrorlv
was a confirmed drunkard for montlM
I before his death.
Merit L. Davis, member of Dela
i ware's legislature, was Indicted charg
ed with trying to purchase a vote for
Addicks for senator.
The widow of President U. S. Gr-nt.
j h's son, General Fred Grant, nnd his
grandchildren took part In Phlladel
i phla's unveiling of nu equestrian statue
' of the soldier-statesman.
M Friday. April tfM.
The president Issued n proclamation
I rntiftying the extradition treaty with
i Mexico.
Twenty-five customs Inspectors have
been suspended at New York for ac
cepting "tips."
Robert Ocelot, the New York mil
lionaire, died on board of his yacht
at Naples.
In the International Sunday school
convention at Atlanta (Ga.) separate
sections pro provided for whites and
blacks. ' '
The bill to prohibit acceptance of
passes by public official nnd political
convention delegated passed the Wis
consin lefrlslnture.
Ernest B. McNalr. treasurer of the
Wilmington (Del.) Savings Fund so
ciety, confesses to embezzling $10,000.
He made the loss good.
Dead holdlers brought from Cuba
must alt be Interred In Arlington
cemetery to prevent exposure of tho
bodies and danger of Infection.
Saturday. April Vft.
The Phoenix Bridge company, of
Phoenlxvllle, Pa., has contracted to
build 12 steel bridges for uso In Rus
sia. Cyclone which swept Klrksvllle. Mo.,
destroyed many houses, nnd made, 200
homeless. Thirty-three dead bodies re
covered. Mrs. Anna E. Gcorr , rhnrged with
killing George E. Suxton, Mrs. Mc
Klnley's brother, at Canton, O., was
acquitted.
Mrs. Adams witnessed the hanging
of Tom Robinson (colored) at 11111a
boro, Tox., for assaulting Mrs. Adams'
daughter Mary.
Henry T. Slonne, the wealthy New
York society man. was granted an ab
solute divorce yesterday. Last night
Mrs. BlOane was married to Hon.
Perry Belmont.
Monday, Mnv 1.
President Kruger says the gold out
put of the Transvaal In 18118 was 1G,
240,630. The bodies of Colonel Egbert and
Captain Gregg, killed at Manila, were
landed at San Francisco.
Our exports of manufactured goods
for March aggregated $30,025,733, a 2.')
per cent Increase over any precious
month.
Prairie Arc, swept by a cyclone, burn
ed u strip of 25 miles, a mile wide, In
Nebraska. Two persons and many cat
tle burned to death.
An excursion train Jumped the track
while speeding around a curve near
Rochester, N. Y. Two men were killed
and 50 persons Injured.
Hon. Lewis Baker, ex-minister to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador,
and n noted Democratic Journalist,
died in Washington, aged 67.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
As Reflected by Dentines In Philadel
phia and Ilnltlmnre.
Philadelphia. May 1. Flour weak: win
ter Hupprllne. I2.1M2.40; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, $yu3.25; city mills, extra.
2.50(Q2.75. Rye flour quiet and steady nt
S3.2U per barrel for choice Pennsylvania.
Whest strong: No. 2 rfd, spot. In eleva
tor, 76!ji"6c. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed,
spot, In elevator, 39339.; No. 2 yellow,
for local trade, 42(42Hc. Oats quiet and
steady: No. 2 white, 34034Hc; No. 2 white
clipped, 34V&03SC. Hay receipts small;
choice timothy, $12.50 for larpe Imles. Beef
steady; beef hams. ti: ! I'nrk ensy;
family. fll.76aT2.25. Lard weak: western
steamed. $5.42(115.45. Flutter steady; New
York dnlry, 13lGc. ; do. creamery, 14V4
17o.; western do.. 14HC17C.: factory. 12V6
13,c. Cheese dull; larife. white and col
ored. 12c; small do., 12V4J12e. ; new
cheese steady; larpc. 9V4c; small do., 9o.
Eggs barely steady; New York and Penn
sylvania, 13 V.; western, i:..ltc.;
southern. 12iil2-c.
Baltimore, May l. Flour firm: western
superfine, $2,802.40; western extra, $2.503
$.10: western family, $3.353.60; winter
wheat, patent, $3.750$.9O; spring wheat,
patent, I3.90ft4.10; spring wheat, straight.
$3.G!Vfi3.8S. Wheat Arm; spot, TtttOTOfca.;
month. 767c.; June, -,C1Vv.; July,
77c; steamer No. 2 red, 711,671 V; south
ern, by sample, 71W77V-: southorn on
grade. 724277c. Corn steady; spot, 3"'(
39c; month. 38tt38c.; June. 3SH38Ttc;
steamer mixed, 37Q37V; southern white,
4U41V-; southern, yellow, 40rv Oats
dull; No. t white, 35635V-: No. 2 mixed,
J2..-.33c Rye Arm; No. 2 nearby. 606
tic: No. I western, SSc Hay Arm; choice
timothy. $12.50.
raided mxm
Cubans Loot Village? In Puerto
Principe Province.
C0N8PIRACY TO SAVE ESTERHAZY
I'sty Do Clam Declare Htiii.clf "the
Mont Discipline! soldier on Berth,"
and Declare He Acted Solely onOr
der- of His Superior onicvrs.
Paris, May 2 The Figaro, continu
ing Its publications of the testimony
I before the court of cassation In the
' Dreyfus revision Inquiry, prints today
the deposition of Lieutenant Colonel
Paty du Clam, who on April 1
deposed that, on being Invited to reply
frankly to statements of Captain Cuig
j net, he had obeyed as a soldier, with
I out asking written orders from his
i superior, contenting himself with oral
' ones.
I Referring to his silence In the face
of accusations, nnd to his being pieced
, on the retired list, the witness asserted
that he was "the most disciplined of
soU.lcrs." and had not merlte! th" f.To
i meted out to him. He demanded to
I be confronted with Captain CulgMt
' end his other accusers.
in replying to numerous questions
'he said that when General I.e MoutOll
de Bolideffre, chief of the French gen
eral Htaff In ISiM. wanted him to act
1 as a police officer In the Dreyfus af
fair h asked to he excused r.nd rec
ommended Lieutenant Colonel Plc
qrrt for the t.'.sit. General do Dole-
i deffi e refused I a acco; t this suggestion
Throughout the Inquiry, tho wttneti
fflrmod, he hsd only acted on the v
vice 1 1 the experts In h tndwriting, Mx.
Bertilllon nd Cochofort. M. BertlN
Hon advised Mm dictate Hues In
Dreyfus, and M. Cor.hefart accompanied
hit
The report was presented la October
1S04. It did not draw the inference
of the guill of Dreyfus, mil merely
rttited cettnln ' m December,
1894, Coh rol ; 'ndberr pent him
(Paty 'iu Cli m) a d osier i f secret document-
to : rt upi n and the report,
which v"-1 the result of hi collabora
tion with Cob r.cl '.' ndherr, went t j
General Mccler, :l en minister of war
Coming c- wn to the events of ISM'..
Colonel Pnty du Clam said he was
Ignorant i ' ihc rl Ings of the Intel
ligence bureau during this pencil, but
he Indicated M, Deorlon ns being nt
the hiid
forgeries
(table manufacture of
Lleutenunl Colo-el
for
Henry.
Colonel Petr
eral GcnKo told
du On in sild Gen
him In 1 snv that h
had minutely Investlm
and had proved Enterh
ted the nffaii
sy's Innocence
1 of treason
i Gonse told
Again in If SS General
him It was imperative to
' save Esterhnzy nt any price, In order
to prevent his committal of the ir
reparable arts of suicide or flight, anil
also to avoid diplomatic difficulties, aa
war, owing to tho lack of preparedness,
I would then be disastrous.
It was doclded. the witness contln-
I I ed, to save Bsterhazy, and MM. Gribe-
lln and Pmiffln de Stniorel and the
witness were entrusted with the task.
Then, for the first time, the witness
acted, he declared, w-ith Bsterbaiy,
whom he had only seen once In Al
geria, IS years previously. He accept
ed the responsibility for what be had
i done, but declared that he only acted
jon orders. He admitted giving Ester
1 haiy a draft of the article signed
"Dill" and also drafts of letters nd
I dressed to the president of the re
Ip'tbUr, 'he 'ending of which was au
thorized nnd covered by General de
Dolsdeffre after a conference with
Ueueral Gonse.
The Peanut Trust Perfecting.
Now York, May 2. A consolidation
of the peanut industry of the country
under the control of a single company,
with a capital of $6,000,000, is nbot to
be effected. The promoter of the con
solidation several months ago secured
options from many of tho peanut grow
ers. Some of the large ones declined
to glvo options, but it Is said that, now
that the plan of consolidation Is
known, most of them nre willing to
sell und taXe stock In the new com
pany. The value of the peanut crop
of the United States annually Is es
timated ut between $6,000,000 and $7.
! 000,000. It is raised almost entirely in
Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes
see. Another Prise Klithter Killed.
Albnny, May 2. Frank Martin, bet
ter known as "Young James," and
Frank McIIenry, both of Albany, were
to go ten rounds us n preliminary at
the White Hall Athletic club, this city,
last night. In the third round Martin
received a terrible right over the
heart. He dropped to his knees and
was counted out. He never regained
consciousness, and died before modlcal
aid could be procured. The principals,
all local men, were arrested.
Cuba's Ktronic Mm a Phystoal Wreek.
New York. May 2. Major Gerardo
Domenche, of the Cuban army, who
was known In Cuba as the strongest
man In the island, arrived here yes
terday on the steamer Lauenhurg, a
physical wreck, paralyzed from the
waist down. He was taken to Phila
delphia today. There he will be treat
ed, and his friends believe that he will
I recover the use of his limbs.
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ITEMS OT STATE NEWS.
Sharon. Pa.. May 1. Notices or an
Increase In wages of ten per cent,
taking effect today, are posted stt
all the furnaces In Sharon and tshnrpa
vllle. Nearly 1,200 men will be benefited
by the advance. This is the second
voluntary advance at the furnaces
within 30 days.
Chanjbersburg. Pa.. May 2. K. C
Delancey, a native of Perry county
who was arrested at Mercersburjr six
weeks ago for making and psu
counterfeit coin, was yesterday
fenced by Judgo Stewart to an linprH
onment of two years in the Eai U :.
penitentiary. While In Jail await '
trial Delancey was caught makln- f.ve
cent pieces.
Clearfield, Pa.. April 29. The minor
and operators were in conferci ell
day yesterday without coming to auy
agreement. The Tyrone scale o? 1
cents for pick mining has been vir
tually agreed upon, but the rate I I
machine work has not been docli! ..
the miners demanding 27 cents per Vt
nnd the operators refusing that prh e
Another meeting Is being held i ;'. .
It Is generally expected that a rotr
promlse rate of 2." cents for ma '111 ia
mining will be agreed upon.
Mauch Chunk, Pa.. May 2. By a pre
mature discharge of u cannon u ed !
the celebration of Dewey day M :(
persuns were badly injured. li
were: Jerry Conway, three f
blown off; unknown boy. badly 1 '
nnd cut; James McQee, arm t
MeGee displayed remarkable nei - : fit"
picked up his arm and carried :
railroad hospital car. The cauno'i
heavily loaded with powder nnd i ' i
Philadelphia. April 29. The I", mix
Bridge compnny. whose works,
cated at Phoenlxvllle. Pa., and thi
ecutive offices in Philadelphia, i i i
celved a contract to build 12
bridges for the Russian povoniXAUK.
and work will be commented on ihi
structural material in a few day.;,
designs anil p'.: ns having already '
received. The bridges nre for th
Eastern Chinese railroad, the u
eastern extension of the Trans-; o.
railroad.
Qreentburg, Pa., May 2. The annual
foret lire srere has Invaded the in
habited districts of Laurel Hill moun
tains, Fierce fires are ruling on (he
west side of the range and the Indica
tions are that the damage will be ut;
greatcr then the destructive flr. of
last sprlnir. when several b mdred
acres of the moal valuable timber fn
the region was dostroyed. The fir
started a few days .iiro. and the counts
of the Pmes Ind'rates dimeter to s
number of buildings. Itcsldr nts of !he
r nge are making n vigorous battle
cc'nst the f'.nmes.
fi rrl-brrc, May 2. The police are
I t'Cillgnting what appears to be Xlt
m-iTed murder by Italian Mafia in
fi LOU l:tst night. Anionia ard Frank
Don ". tallans. resldinu In Hnrris
1 urn. er found lying in front of the
resltlrui of Mr. Marsico, In Bteelton.
sereiki) s-bbed. owing to the loiw
of Moid i n v were too weak to rln.
The men mid not be Induced Ut give
full particular:; concerning tho affair.
The me i were refused admission !ntn
the Ita!i;m homes In the Vicinity and
were taken to the Harrisburg hospital,
Dubois, Pa., May 1. A woman nam
ed Hablland, housekn-.ic.- for Fred
erick Walker, (f fiOCi v. ayvllle. Jef
ferson county, s kite i and killed at
Brock port early ycs.erday morning
und Walker va:i found near tho dead)
woman suffering from tho effects of
laudanum, It Is believed Walker shot
the woman and then attempted suicide
i by swallowing the laudanum. Tuj
' physicians say he will recover. Walker
is G4 years of age and has been a peace
able and respected resident of Brock
' wayvllle for 30 years. Mth. Hablland
! was ?,'. years of age. had Uvn married
twice and had two children.
Pittsburg, May l. Evidences of
good times In and around Pittsburg
are shown by the following notices of
wage increases: The Consolidated
Traction company of this city yester
day posted notices granting their more
than 1,000 employes an advance in
wages of 11 per cent, This advance will
give the conductors and motormen 20
cents an hour, which is said to be Hie
highest wnges paid by any traction
company In the country. The com
pany's men who ure employed In the
power houses, where the work Is hard
and exhausting, will be granted a re
duction of hours without any decrease
of pay.
Lansdale, Pa., April 89. Herman
Kohler, aged 22 years, and his sister
Motile, nged 7, were Instantly killed
last evening by being run over by an
express train on the North Pennsyl
vania branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad at this place, and
their brother Robert, nged 5, w-as fa
tally Injured. They are children of
F. W. Kohler. a well-to-do baker o'f
this place. Herman was driving a
wagon, from which he had been de
livering bread, the two younger chil
dren having accompanied him to enjoy
the ride. Herman was married only a
few weeks ago. The stricken parents
and young wife are almost crazed with
grief.
Connelsvllle. Pa., May 1. Tho H.
C. Flick Coke company surprised and
delighted its twelve thousand em
ployes by postiug notices yesti rday
at all its plants In the ConncUsvlUa
coke region, announcing a genoral ud
rance in w'ages, to take effect today.
Every one of tho employes of the
Frlck and McClure plants, also con
trolled by the Frlck company, will re
ceive an advance ranging from 6 to
12V4 per cent. The maximum ruto of
increase will be paid to the employes
receiving the lowest wages nnd the
minimum Increase will be paid to thf
employes receiving the highest wages.
The new scale will bo the highest ever
paid In tho Connellsvillo region.
Wllkesbarre. Pa., May L When the
fast freight from Jersey City arrived
at the Coxton yards of the Lehigh Val
ley railroad Saturday u trainhunJ
found the body of a dead man In a
box car. and by his side another man.
who was alive, hut In an unconscioita
condition. A doctor was summoned
and tho man revived. He said hli
name was John Hannan, of Weo
hawken. N. J.. and tho name of hi
companion was George Gassoway. u
waiter of New York city. They got
on the train at Jersey City and were
going to steal a lido to Iliiffalo. They
had with them two nuurts of whisky
and some wood alcohol. They drank
It all and then became unconscious.