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Defenden of Ladyunith.
WORT OF SUUDAY'S FIOHTIIO.
Te Battle Field lbodi la Hills
Favorable to Guerrilla Warfare,
at Aoeordlaa- to British Report
Born Are Gradaally Retreating.
London, Jan. IS. An unofficial dis
patch cornea from an excellent aource
In Pietermarltzburg that Lord Dundon
ald has entered Ladysmlth, with 1,600
man. This Is not confirmed from any
other quarter, but It is known that
Lord Dundonald's flying column haa
been acting well to the left of the line
of the advance.
The Daily Mall has the following,
dated Sunday night, from Spearniuns
Camp:
There has been hot fighting all day.
At dawn our attack was resumed along
the entire line, all the brigades taking
part. We soon discovered that the
Boers still occupied the range of hills
In force, their position being very
strong. The range 1b intersected by
steep ravines and many approaches
'erf very difficult of access.
Today the Boers who were driven
from their trenches yesterday took
cover in Dongas and behind the rocka
LOBS DU It DONALD.
with which the hills are strewn. The
H-lforces, therefore, commenced the task
fBW KAM .... - .I ,,.i.
IM UllflUg ,UUi UJl UU DCL lit NUIK
with good heart In the early morning.
Much firing too place, and our firing
U alow, but gradually British pluck
Id its tale, and the enemy fell back
two another kopje. We swarmed on and
, iloccupied it, and then the attack recom-
-imanced with the utmost gallantry,
j ; The country simply abounds In hills
" .favorable to guerrilla warfare, and our
' task Is an arduous one. Nevertheless,
"it la being gradually accomplished.
J Whenever any of the enemy were ob
served taklnz ud a fresh noaltlon our
T field batteries do u red In showers of
urayoai mam uvo rapiu nmrnnit ui
the guns, followed by accurate shoot
ing, must hare greatly distressed them.
H The enemy were on the defensive al-
I T'most the entire day, save once, when
. X they attempted to outflank our left and
" Tjwam .!nnnll .1. -1 -A TU...,
led almost entirely on rifle fire. A few
hells were fired from a heavy piece
f ordnance, but these fell harmless.
We now occupy the lower crest on
e left, and are converging slowly but
purely to the Boer center. The Boer
Tloss ia unknown, but must have been
eavy. Their killeu and wounded are
arried away to the rear rapidly.
Itrong rumors are In circulation that
he Boers are retiring. The battle will
resumed tomorrow.
SA dispatch from the front dated Sat
day gave the British losses in the
at day's fighting as 11. officers and
9 men killed and wounded.
The British in other districts in
1 ' outh Africa continue Inactive. Lord
' ', ! lethuen'a 13,000 men remain behind
i lair works. General French's 4,000
I Pensburg were roused on Sunday
', t m general alarm that the Boera
H4 are attacking, but It turned out that
perc was no basis for t'-ls. General
natacre is quiescent at Colesberg.
riaratlaaT Paymaster" Critically III.
Omaha, Jan. 23.-' -Brigadier General
'. H. Stanton, U. S. A., retired, for
terly paymaater general of the army,
Fa generally Known as me uguung
ymaster," la lying dangerously 111
his home In this city. There are
mall hopes entertained of his recov
ry. His trouble Is a general break
lg down of his system, and Is concili
ated by grip. Stanton Is one of the
est known and best liked men in the
rmy, having served with distinction
hroughout the west. He earned his
tie of "fighting paymaster" by sl
ays Insisting on being transferred to
he line when there waa any trouble
Kb. the Indians.
Oar Kipeaslve Coamliiloai.
Washington, Jan. 23. The president
Bsterday sent to the senate, in re-
bonae to a resolution of Inquiry, a re
rt from Secretary Hay as to the por
lon of the $50,000,000 defense appro
bation expended by the state depart-
ent. The total amount waa 1493,860,
e principal items being: Paris peace
Immlsalon, '155,102; Philippines com-
Isslon, $136,420; transportation of
Kltute refugees from Cuba and Porto
t $14,890; pay of special agents,
0,326; cablegrams, $8,624.
The Clark Election Conteat.
Washington, Jan. 23. The senate
immiuee on privileges and elections
id but a brief aesaion yesterday on
leount of the non-appearance of wit-
is. Representative Murray, of the
nntana house of representatives, tea
Bed that he waa offered $10,000 to
te for Senator Ciak by persons
pom he considered representatives of
t gentleman.
Ylratlala'a Invitation to Bryan.
Richmond, Jan. 23. The state aa
pbly yesterday adopted the following
Int reeolution: "Resolved, That Hon.
Ill lam Jennings Bryan, the greatest
ring exponent of the honored prln
blea of the Democratic party, la here-
lnvlted to address the Virginia leg-
kture at auch time during the pres-
as najr beat suit hla con-
NEORO RUNS AMUCK.
Two Dead aaa Two Wonnded la aa
Attempt ta Arreat a Desperado.
Macon. Ga., Jan. JS Two negroes
I shot to death and two white men des
perately wounded were the casualties
in an attempt to arrest a negro here
yesterday. J. H. Butler, who did most
of the shooting, was himself shot to
: death. His victims were Armstead
I Bryant, colored, shot through the
heart and instantly killed; B. Seltman.
t white, shot through the stomach, will
i probably die, and John Reed, white,
shot in the necit, is in a precarious
I condition. t
Butler threatened to kill a negro wo
' man and when Policeman Peace at
I tempted to arrest him the negro be
! gan to shoot. He ran up Fourth Btrect,
one of the busiest streets in Macon,
pistol in hand, firing at everybody In
sight. The shooting attracted a num-
i ber of policemen and citizens. When
I Butler fell, mortally wounded, five po
! llcemen and 15 citizens were firing nt
I him. When examined it was found
I that three pistol bullets had gone oom
I pletely through his body, and there
I were other wounds.
Wk He l.rft the Mlnlatry.
Oakland. Cal.. Jan. 22. Rev. James
O. Mm el lines, pastor of the Oakland
Congregational chapel, yesterday an
nounced his retirement from the min
istry. Said he: "1 believe in dancing
and a long liHt of other things that are
tabooed by church goers when Indulg
ed In by ministers. If a man needs a
drink he has the right to take It. When
I meet a man on the street I like to
slap him on the back and say, 'Hello
there. Hill,' In a good hearty voice. I
believe in God and Christianity, but
the church is burdened with false
ideas and full of sinful hypocrites, and
some of my friends who might be call
ed 'luBhers' nre inflnately better than
these frauds of piety. The ministry
Is no place for a young man whu want!
his personal liberty."
Profeaanr Huron Kntally Injured.
Washington. Jan. 23. Henry A.
Hazen, professor of meteorology and
one of the chief forecasters of weather
conditions of the weather bureau in
this city, was probably fatally Injured
last night by being thrown from his
bicycle. The. accident occurred while
the professor was on his way to the
bureau. At the corner of Sixteenth
and M streets he ran into a colored
man, the force of the contact throwing
him from the wheel and pitching him
forward on his head. The skull was
cracked from over the nose to the
back of the head, and there was also
a hemorrhage of the brain. Physicians
afterward trepanned the skull, and re
moved a large clot of olood from the
right aide.
Ex-Cnuanl Maeraai Salla For Parla.
Rome, Jan. 22. Charles E. Marcum,
former United States consul at Pre
toria, who arrived here Saturday, left
yesterday for Paris. Mr. Easton, of
the Washington Post, who accompani
ed Mr. Marcum, aaid, In the course of
an interview at Naples, that the Boers
know they must ultimately be defeated,
but are determined to resist to the last.
He praises the Boer tactic and ex
presses admiration for the bravery of
both armies. The Afrikanders are re
garded by Mr. Easton as "a permanent
danger to the British."
The Seoarge la llonolnln.
Sioux City, Jan. 23. Chrys Moller, a
bullion broker of Tien Tain, has Just
arrived here. He says the bubonic
plague In Honolulu Is worse than re
ported, and that a dozen people are
dying dally. He describes the burning
of Chinatown by a vigilance commit
tee while his ship was at Honolulu.
The citizens claimed that the location
was unsanitary and favorable to the
spread of the plague. The Celeatials
were given time to remove their prop
erty, and were ordered to live ou a hill
top on the edge of the city.
Lecturer Ultteu by a Kattleanake.
Baltimore, Jan. 23. Dr. Howard A.
Kelly, professor of gyneacology In the
medical school of Johns Hopkins hos
pital, was bitten on the right hand
last night by a large rattlesnake, which
he was exhibiting to Illustrate a lec
ture in the medical school. The doc
tor sucked the blood from the wound
and continued his lecture for nearly
an hour after the occurrence. When
he left for his home he expressed the
conviction that he had succeeded in
drawing all the venom from his
wounded hand.
Auatrlaa Mlarra on atrlke.
Vienna, Jan. 23. Thirty thousand
more Austrian miners have gone on
strike, their employers having refused
the demands for higher wages and an
eight hour day. The total number now
out Is 70,000, and before the end of the
week it is expected that 20,000 others
will have Joined. The employers
threaten dismissal and eviction within
three days. Police precautions have
been taken to prevent violence. The
coal famine threatens to check every
branchy of Austrian industry.
Oamaa Diana Captured.
Cairo, Jan. 20. News was received
here last night that Osman Dlgna,
principal general of the late Khalifa
Abdullah, has been captured. It had
been known that he was in the neigh
borhood of Togar six days ago, and
several expeditions were organized
from Suakim, under Captain Burgess,
with the result that Osman Dlgna was
taken unhurt in the hills Thursday.
He arrived at Suakim today.
A Hitch la Bera-aiaa'u Fire.
Lorain, 0., Jan. 23. B. Bergman,
proprietor of a clothing store In this
city, was arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by an Insurance agent,
charging him with having attempted
to burn his stock. Fire was discovered
in the store early In the morning, and
was quickly extinguished. Piles of
clothing were found saturated with
gasoline. Bergman was unable to give
bond.
Jamaica Rejecta Fruit Trade Scheme
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 23. Jamaica
haa emphatically rejected Joseph
Chamberlain's English direct fruit
scheme to divert the bulk of the colo
ny's trade from America to England,
and which calls for a subsidy of 40,
000 annually, Jamaica paying one-half.
The consensus of public opinion Indi
cates a preference to depend on Amer
ican trad.
.... vO -
He Bitterly Denounces Paris Ro
' ports That He Gambles.
WILL BRING SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The I'nrlK Killtor Kara He Will lie
Delighted t '.Iret the Count In the
Luw CMnrU, 1'i-ovltled the Trial Ue
a flt'rlnu One,
New York, Jan, 23. Count Boni de
Castellane, who arrived here with his
Wife (nee Ann;; .oulU) yeateruay from
Havre, Franca, is very Indignant ovei
the stories puu.tshed in Parta news
papers regan Ing him. lie declares
that he hi S never gambled In any
form and has never lost In specula
tion. Regai ding Bdltor De Rodaya, of
The Figaro, he says:
"He is a liar, a nonentity. He Is
not the kind of man to accept a chal
lenge. No, I shall not challenge him.
but when I go back 1 shall use my
cane on De Rodaya if he does not re
tract." The count has Bent the following
cablegram to De Rodaya:
"Sir: There has been communicated
to me on board the ship the calumny
in the ParMan papers which emanated
from The Figaro. You Will at once
print a formal denial. I reserve the
right on my return to tell you what 1
think of your disloyal act."
hater the count sent a second cable
gram to M. De ltodays, as follows:
"I have just learned of the Infamous
lander directed against me by you at
the Inatlgatton of the Dreyfuaards,
My father has already denied it and
has expressed his contempt, to which
I Join my own. 1 shall have recourse
to the law courts and shall sue for
lOO.ono francs damages, of which the
poor of Paris will eet the benefit."
DITOR UK ItOUAlS' RBPLY.
Will Wrlroine a Suit Par llmiinui
in a Nerloua Trial.
Paris, Jan. 23.- -The Figaro publishes ,
Count Boni do Castellane's cablegram '
and says:
j "We disdain hiB insults, which do i
: not harm ub. We shall be delighted to
meet him in the law courts on condl
i tion that the trial be a serious one,
and that nothing be kept back which
would throw the fullest light on the
1 TTI attar lint nurinn1 1 1 in rirnfooi! Innnl
"' a I a-rui " "'h IU iUO jiiiii- ' 'i"Uiii
secrecy of stock brokers there Is only
one means of clearly establishing the
truth, and this menus lies in the hands
of De Castellane. Let him request the
minister of finance to send an in
spector to inquire of the stock brokers
the minister of finance can alone do
this at De Castellane's request--and
then we shall know positively if De
Castellane has been slandered and If
he never speculated on the Bourse.
This Is the only course open to De
Castellane. Everything else In his
cablegrams of threats Is what the
Americans call a 'bluff.' "
.BUSKIN'S RESTING PLACE.
Mated Brltlau Author to Be Barled la
( onlaton ( liurrbrard.
London, Jan. 22. The remains of
John Ruskln, who died at Brantwood
of influenza on Saturday, aged 81,
will be buried In Coniston church
yard, In accordance with a wish he
expressed some years ago. For many
years his mind had been Impaired.
The funeral will take place Thursday.
His book, "Modern Painters," pub
lished anonymously In 1843, waa a
THE LATE JOHN RUSKIN.
bomb in the camp of criticism. Inas
much as it passionately protested the
superiority of the new masters of
painting over the old, adducing Tur
ner as Its supreme example. At almost
one stroke the work established his
reputation as an art critic, and the
standard he so fearlessly laid down in
the face of all convention have now
been finally accepted by the art world.
He subsequently became a most pro
lific writer, and for many years lived
chiefly on the sale of his works. His
works on political economy, however,
excited ridicule. He declared that la
borers should receive equal pay re
gardless of their relative skill, and
that the labor saving machinery Is the
enemy of the laborer. He attempted tb
carry his views into practice, and with
his overgenerous giving got rid of
most of his fortune, great as it was.
Twenty-lour Sailor Reaeaed.
Norfolk, Jan. 23. The United States
revenue cutter Onondaga arrived here j
yesterday irom r en wick isiana, wnero
she rescued the crew of the British
merchantman Sutton, which stranded
on the Fenwick Island shoals Saturday
night. Two lifeboats from the Onon
daga went at night through a high sea
to the side of the stranded vessel, and
after much difficulty succeeded In get
ting the Sutton's entire crew of 24 men
into their boats. Owing to the very
rough weather the lifeboats were three
hours In getting from the Sutton back
to the Onondaga.
The Texas' New Commander.
New York, Jan. 23. Captain Will
lam C. Gibson succeeded Captain Sigs
bee in command of the battleship
Texaa at the Brooklyn navy yard yes
terday, and the vessel will start south
thla week to augment the North Atlan
tic squadron In the tropica. After a
brief rest Captain Sign bee will take
charge of the Intelligence bureau of
the navy department at Washington.
His Injured leg la improving slowly.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wedaeodar, Jaa. IT.
Jamea H. Gear was re-elected Uni
ted States senator from Iowa.
There are 632 Cubans and 105 Ameri
cans In Cuba's postal service.
The national senate ratified the Sa
noaa treat;- without division.
President Logan, of the New York
Bar association, advocates limitation
of inheritances to $10,000,000.
The senate committeeoiiir.teroceanlc
canals agreed unanimously to report
a bill for the oonatl uUion of the Ni-a-
ragtta canal.
At Frankfort, Ky., in a feud began
luring the Spanish war, ex-Congreaa-man
David G, Colaon killed Lieuten
ant Btheibert Boott, Charle.i Julian and
Luther Demaree, the latter two acci
dentally. I
Tlinrailns, Jan. 18.
Kentucky legislature elected J C.
S. Blackburn Jnlted States senator.
Chicago's big drainage canal has
been opened, ;.nd St. Louis lirlncis sui;
to proven sewage entering Desplaines
river.
The senate confirmed Robert M. Mc
Wade, of Philadelphia, for consul to
Hong Kong, succeeding Dr. Edwin K.
Bedloe.
Captain Sicsbee has been formally
detached from the command of the
Texas and assigned to the head of the
naval Intelligence bureau.
The Virginia house of deletes
passed the "Jim ("row" car 1)111, a
measure requiring separate cars for
whites vnd blacks on railways.
Mrs. M. J. Patterson, the only child
of Andrew Johnson, is critically 111 at
her home In (ireenville, Tenn.. n:u' noi
expected to live. She is over 80.
Friday, Jan, m.
BequestB made to priests for laying
masses for the repose of the soul art
liable to a legacy tax.
Masked robbers murdered a bartender
In a Leadville, Colo., saloon, liccaune
j he would not throw up hir, hands.
Tidal waves, higher than have been
known for a long time, have awepl
the coast of chile, doing considerable
damage.
In a Now York storage warehouse
five men fell 110 feet with an elevator.
Michael McLean and Patrick Ledely.
young men, were killed.
The Yaqul Indians of Sonora, Mex
ico, say they will not molest Ameri
cans hi that state since they appreci
ate the Indians' struggle for independ
ence. Saturday, .Inn. 20.
Canon Henry Twells, a well known
writer of hymns, is dead in London.
Plans arc under way for the con
struction of 300 miles of trolley lines
in Hawaii.
The bubonic plague was Introduced
into Honolulu by means of merchan
dise from the Orient.
John Mitchell and W. C. Pierce were
re-elected president and secretary
treasurer of the Mine Workers' union.
Martin Bergen, catcher of the Bos
ton baseball club, while Insane, killed
his wife, two. children and himself at
Brookllne, Has.
A baby bera in Baltimore last Mon
day, the corpner's Jury' says, wua ouru
ed and straa gied to death. The moth
er, Mary Bdrderley, will be arraigned.
The John W. Oates, the first 500
foot steamer built on the great lakes,
was launched at he yards of the Amer
ican Ship Building company, at Lo
rain, 0.
Monday, Jan.
Richard D. Blackmore, the English
novelist, died at Teeddlngton, England,
aged 75.
Lorenzo Borgomast and Baptista
Rodescbi, stone cutt&rs, were asphyxi
ated In New tork, having gone to bed
intoxicated.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of
"In His Steps." will run the Topeku
(Kan.) Capital as a Christian daily
paper the week beginning March 12.
Charles L. Foote. formerly post
master and city treasurer of Fall
River, Mass., who is alleged to have
embezzled $6,000 four years ago, was
arrested at Chicago.
Mrs. Annie Ellsworth Smith, widow
of the founder of the Century com
pany, died in New York, aged 73.
When a girl of 17 she sent the first
telegram from Washington to Balti
more. A Sunday fight between Italians In
a New York tenement district resulted
In the death of Antonio and Caspar
Collettl and David Salvatoro. Vlncenzo
Spilled and 17-year-old son Frank, the
alleged murderers, are In Jail.
Tneeday, Jan. 23.
Eleven men were entombed and one
killed by the caving in of a tunnel in
Los Angeles.
It is reported in. Copenhagen that
the Danish West Indies are to be final
ly ceded to the United States.
The Chinese government has ac
quiesced In French demands for ter
ritory at Kwang Chan Wan bay afar
two more Chinese defeats.
The British royal commission ap
pointed to Inquire Into the cause of
railway accidents recommends the
compulsory use of automatic couplings.
Though living In poverty alone,
Mrs. Margaret Harold, who was burn
ed to death in Philadelphia on Satur
day, had amassed a considerable for
tune. The United States government Is
threatened with a grave situation In
Cuba unless It speedily replaces the
military by a civil government in the
Island.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia. Jan. B. Flour weak; win
ter superfine, t2.2&92.40; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, $3.1021.20; city mills, extra.
$2.50'u2.70. Rye flour quiet and steady at
IS. 1503.30 per barrel. Wheat strong; No.
I red, spot. In elevator, ttCTOc. Corn Arm;
No. 2 mixed, spot, tn elevator. i8MV;c;
No. t yellow, for local trade, S939ic.;
Oats steady ; No. t white, clipped. 11 V 32c;
lower grade. tsS0c. Hay Arm; choice
timothy, SltOM.SO (or large bales. Beef
dull; beef hems, 322023.60. Pork firm;
family, IWH.SO. Lard quiet; western
steamed, eS.25. Butter steady; western
creamery. 21025c.; do. factory. l20c. ;
June creamery, tOCttHc.; Imitation
creamery, U&tc.; New Tork dairy. 110
24c.; do. creamery, S0JEC. ; fancy Penn
sylvania prints lobbing at K 27c; do.
wholesale. He. Cheese Arm; fall made,
fancy, large and small, llCUc.: late
made, large. llMltc.; de. do., small, 12
45140. Bgga Arm; New Tork and Penn
sylvania, tie.; western, ungraded, at
A
Offset by a Repulse in the Baton
gas Mountains.
TEEACHEEY ON NEQR0S ISLAND.
Laat Munlh'a I'lirlalns Waa Poarnl
ed by tile Ofllolula Who Were 1MB-
B-uratrd by Our Army OHi-rri With
go Much Ceremoay.
Manila. Jan. 22. An escort of DO
men of Company c, Thirteenth Infan-1
try, Lieutenant RalHton commanding,
Waa ainbiitiliiMl near Lipu, in the south
ern part of Luzon island. Saturday.
Tim escort consisted of 50 convalescents
from the hospital, who were going to
rejoin the regiment. The osivrt h;.d
charge of a pack train of 22 horses,
transporting army rations from Santo
Tomaa and San Pablo, iu Laguna prov
ince. The Insurgents hid in the busbea
along the road and opened lire upon
the pac k train from theg sides. T
of the Americans were killed, live
wounded and nine are missing. The
Americans were compelled to abandon
the train, and the horses, with their
packs, fell in 0 the hands of the in
surgents, who pursued the retreating
escort for three miles along the road,
until the Americana were reinforced.
Another ambuscade, in the Batangai
mountains, resulted disastrously for
the Insurgents. The force attacked
was the Forty-fifth volunteer infantry,
under Colonel Dorst, The Americans
killed eight, wounded three and took
17 prisoners, Inch, ding a Spaniard, and
captured six rlllcs. The casualties on
the American : ide were only two
slightly wounded.
Mall advices from Negros !rlng par
ticulars of the uprising last month in
the touthern part of the island In
which Lieutenant A. c. Ledyard, Sixth
infantry, was killed, instead of be
ing an unimportant revolt of native
police, aa wiih at first reported, it ap
pears to have been an attempt to over
throw American authority. The move
ment was started by the officials of the
autonomous government, the man who
were elected and inaugurated with so
much ceremony last November.
Kleven of these officials. Including
the president and several councillors,
were lodged in jail on charges of plot
ting treason. Several secured their re
lease under heavy bonds, but others re
main In priRon.
General Smith found evidence thai
the revolting police were following the
orders of the autonomous goveruiiieiiL.
which designed to use the forces un
der Its control to overpower the Amur
leans. The plot failed through being
started prematurely, but Negros was
In a state of uneasiness for a week.
Two companies of the Twenty-sixth
Infantry were hurried from Hollo to
reinforce the garrison at Uacolod.
The officials arrested include some of
the most prominent men in Negros. It
Is believed that they will be expelled
from he Island.
Another Defeat For Filipino.
Manila, Jan. 33. Two companies of
the Forty-sixth infantry, under Major
Johnson, and three companies of the
Thirty-eighth Infantry, commanded by
Major Mulr, defeated 800 insurgents at
Taal, province of Uatangas, Saturday,
taking the town. The United States
gunboat Marietta also shelled the
place. Two Americans were wounded
and ten insurgent dead found on the
field.
Excuniinnnliated Priest's Will.
Kankakee, ills., Jan. 22. The will
of Father thiniquy, the famous ex
communicated priest who died In Mon
treal last year, was filed in the Kan
kakee county court yesterday. In the
will Father Chinlquy Bays he dies In
the faith of the Presbyterian church.
He renounces more than ever, he says,
the churcu of Rome, and calls upon his
compatriots to do the same. His prop
erty he leaves to his wife, and daugh
ters, except his library, worth $7,000,
which he bequeaths to his son-in-law.
Rev. Joseph Morln, who is carrying on
Father Chinlquy's missionary work In
Canada. Father Chinlquy also usks
that his cohln cost no more than $10.
To each of the three poorest women in
his parish Is given $100.
Moonahlalna, In Mew York City.
New York, Jan. 23. A small Ore in
the basement of the five story brick
building at 89 Madison street yester
day brought to light an Illicit distil
lery capable of producing more than
B0 gallons a day. The place had been
under surveillance since its opening,
about ten days ago, by Edward F.
Long, of the internal revenue service.
The Are Itself did very little damage.
About ten days ago a man who gave
bis name as Samuel Freeman rented
the basement for a paint shop. Free
man, who was there at the time, did
his best to put It out, but seeing that
it was Impossible turned in an alarm
and disappeared, together with two
confederates.
HanllVi . rowing Imports.
Washington, Jan. 22. The war de
partment made public yesterday a
statement showing the imports at the
port of Manila for the three months of
July, August and September last. The
total value of merchandise entered at
Manila custom house for the three
months named was $5,802,581. In ad
dition there was $62,520 in gold coin
and $255,294 in silver coin from Brit
ish India and $332,707 in silver coin
from China, bringing the aggregate of
Imports up to $6,443,102, or at the rate
of more than $25,300,000 a year for
Manila alone.
Fell Two Thoaaaad Feet ta Death.
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 23. Two min
ers named Kratt and Sweet dropped
nearly 2,000 ieet In the Atlantic mine.
The accident came through another
accident at the engine house disabling
the holat. Both men were horribly
mangled. They leave large families.
Pertinent Prayer For Lawmakers.
Albany, Jan. 23. Rev. George N.
Earner, pastor of the West End Pres
byterian church, who offered prayer In
the assembly laat night, prayed fer
vently that the Lord would protect the
members from the wine room, the
amine board and the lobby.
News Items of Interest From All
Farts of the State.
MUBDEB MYSTEBY AT CHESTER.
Body of Georaie D. Kyre Pound In the
Delaware River Marder at Seraa-
ton ClirlvtenlnaT Trying to Arret a
Strike In the Anthrurlte lllatrlet.
Chester, Pa., Jan. 22 The inyBtery
surrounding , the disappearance of
George B. Eyre, of this city, i i Doc.
21, was partially Bolved ye.-.urday,
when the body of Eyre was found on
the shore of Raccoon Island. In the
Delaware river, opposite Chester. When
found the feet were tied with a rope.
An inquest on the body to at
Bridgeport, N. j., showed that deail
had resulted from a gunshot wound on
t ue back of the head. The bones of the
bead had been crushed by a blow from
some heavy instrument, and SR pieces
of bone and a number Of grains of No.
6 shrt were removed. The jury re
turned a verdict ol death by violence
at the hands of some unknown per
sons. No arrests have been made.
atvrder nt n Christening
Bcranton, Pa., Jan. 23. At a chrla
tpnin": at the borne of John Larda, In
Peckville, yesterday. Peter Chlprone
had some words over a trivial matter
with August ESaoonta, and drawing a
revolver ti;ed a 4-l-callber bullet into
the brain of ESaconla. He tired again
and shattered the arm of Amerlco Mar
raguillo, again and August Bonnie re
ceived the bullet In his thigh. The rest
of the bullet! he tried to distribute
among some thirty odd guests, but no
more took effect. Policeman arrived
In time to prevent further trouble. Es
conla died without a murmur. The
wounded men will probably recover.
i-iitit of a Veteran Bdltor,
Btroudaburtfi Pa,, Jan. 22. Ex-Judge
Bchoch, the oldest editor in point of
active ami continuous lorvlce oa
one nowspaper In the United States,
died at his home here yesterday at the.
age of SB. Ex-Judge Schoch took
charge of The Jeffersonlan in 1S40 and
since then hau been editor und pub
lisher. He enjoyed the best of health
up to within two weeks ago, and did
work on his paper until quite recently.
He for yearn has been prominently
identified wit n the Quay faction iu the
Republican party.
I'eliitlal Nahnrban Home Deatroyrd.
Williams port, Pa., Jan. 20. The pa
Intlal suburban home of Charles B.
Harris, the inventor, was entirely de
Btroyed by Ore late Thursday night, en
tail in i; a loss of from $50,000 to $60
000. Insurance carried will aggregate
about $28,000. Beyond a small amount
of wearing apparel nothing was res
cued from the blazing dwelling. The
family were forced to l tke a rope out
of bedcluthing and lo er themse
to a porch, from whenc they leap
iht sroaiii. An oieilietUeu furuace is
supposed to have caused the Are
lilfta to rruna I vanta I'nlTeralty.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. Provost Har
rison has just published bis annual re
port of the trustees of the university
for the year ending Aug. 31, 1899. The
report gives an account of the prsent
condition of the university, and of the
year's work and benefactions. The
year's gifts amounted to $616,441 In
the 11 1 1 lo less than Ave years of It
Harrlson'B provostBhlp the donation
have aggregated $2,804,310, but the re
port states that at least as much more
is urgently needed.
Trying; to Avert n Strike.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 23. Charle
J. Thnln, secretary of the I'nlted Mine
Workers of America for this district
said in an interview yesterday that the
only way a general strike could be
avoided in the anthracite coal region
was recognition of the members of the
union by the operators. The Wilkes
barre board of trade, Commercial club,
business men In general and ministers
of the gospel are using every effort tr
avert a strike.
lrolHhl- Fatal Mine Kiploelon.
Scranton, Ha., Jan. 23. A Berious
mine explosion occurred yesterday In
the Marvlne mines, North Scranton,
and resulted In the probably fatal In
jury of one man and the serious injury
of two others. Thomas Coleman, of
Parkor street, aged 19 years, and
Frank Parks, of Depot street, aged 20
years, the two most seriously injured,
were employed as driver boys. Cole
man will probably die.
I'aed Counterfeit I n loo I.ahela.
Lancaster, Pa.. Jan. 20. Juat before
adjournment of court yeflterday after
noon U W. Frankhauser, of Terre
Hill, was convicted of using counter
feits of Cinai makers' International
union labels. John C. Flelechman, of
Lltltr. and John Hurkholder, of afar
tin dale, were convicted of the same
offense. They will test the constitu
tionality of the law under which they
were convicted.
Temperance Lecturer Downfall
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. Excesuivo use
of morphine, to which, It appears, he
had been addicted during the past four
years, was the cause of the death in
a hospital here last night of Will J.
McConnell. of Cleveland, well known
in the west as a temperance lecturer
It has been commonly reported that
McConnell used both liquor and drug
to excess, though still lecturing.
The Coal Rmhararo.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. The Inability
of the railroad companies to deliver
coal at tidewater points rapidly ensign
Is having a serious effect on the coast
wise shipping of this and other pjrts.
For the first time in 26 years the en
tire fleet of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Transportation line's fleet of steam
colliers is tied up here, and the crews
laid off.
OsUeer Killed While on Daty.
Washington, Pa., Jan. 23. Constable
George W. McCammon, of West Alex
ander, waa shot and killed yesterday
by a young man named Frank Mct.ee.
McCammon had an alleged sheep thief
In custody and waa taking him to the
office of Squire Welti for a hearing.
wnea Mcuee interfered. McGee
ar rented.