t
Call For Hen to Face the Ballets
of the Boers.
ITBAELY A WHOLE DIVISION LOST
According to British Official Reporta,
Whlcb Are Certainly Not Overeatl
matetl.thr Dead, Wonnded and Irl- ;
onera Amount to !,(lii:i.
London, Jan. 30. History pauses for :
o time in South Africa, it is one of
ibose unsatisfactory pauses that are
nearly ns trying to British nerves as a
sequence of nf verses, and apparently it
will terminate only when Lord Hob-
erU gives the word for the forward
movement iiuo the Free State, which,
according to the most cheerful view, he
will be unable to do for a fortnight. (
Whether he will permit General Dul
ler to make another attempt to relieve (
1-adysmith Is quite outside the Knowl
edge even of those closely connected I
with the war otilce. With ihe troops i
due to arrive next month he may think ;
himself strong enough to try two large
operations. Combining the forces un
der Generals Melinien, French and
Gathers and adding to mam the arriv
inS troops, Lord Roberta would have
70,000 lor the lnvusion of the Free 1
State, with 40,000 to 50,000 guarding
communications, und 40,ooo trying to
rescue Ladysmith.
The thing on which everybody srems
greed is that more men must go to j
the front. There are now ',202 men I
and 155 guns at sea, und there are 11,-
000 Infantry and 0,000 cavalry, inciud- I
lng 6,000 yeomen, practically ready to :
embark. Therefore the government,
Without doing more, can place at the !
disposal of Lord Roberts 40,000 addi-
tlonal men and 105 guns. The further
purposes of the war olllce are supposed
to embrace somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 50,000 more men. As the
Initiation is that candidates will be '
rather scarce the war office will issue j
orders for those reservists who were
found unfit at the previous mobili.a- j
Horn examinations to report tor fur-
ther examination. Applicants for
cavalry service are still freely offering
ss yeomanry.
General Buller's operation has cost
912 men, so far otticially reported,
within ten days. Applying to the 200
Spion Kop casualties reported yester
day the rule of proportion, the losses
of officers indicate probably 500 casu
alties yet to come. Ihe total casual
ties of the war, complied from official
reports, are 9,523, nearly a division.
Of these 2,486 are killed, 4,811 wound
ed and the rest prisoners.
The aggregate British home troops
In South Africa number 116,000, the
Natallans 7,158 and Cape Colonials
21,000.
A special dispatch from Frere Camp,
dated Friday last, says regarding the
repulse at Spion Kop:
"The ridge held by our men was
faced by a number of strong little
kopjes at ail ranges, from which the
Boers sent a concentrated Are from
their, miles, supported by a Maxlm
tforgehfeldt and a big long range gun.
What wuh the rifles, the machine
guns and the big gun, the summit was
converted into a perfect hell. The
shells txploded continually in our
ranks, and the rifle fire, from an abso
lutely unseen- enemy, was perfectly ap
palling. The unfinished trench on the
sun 'lilt gave very questionable shel
ter, is the enemy's machine guns were
so accurately trained upon the place
tha 16 shells fell in the trench in a
sing le minute. Mortal men could not
peri ianently hold such a position. Our
gall int fellows held It tenaciously for
24 lours and then, taking advantage
of t ie dark night, abandoned it to the
enemy."
General Bailor's latest dispatch to
the war office on Sunday last stated
that Bplon Kop was abandoned on air
count of lack of water, inability to
bring artillery there and the heavy
Boer Are. His whole force withdrew
south of the Tugela river with the evi
dent intention of reaching Ladysmith
by another route. General Buller
speaks exultlngly of the fact (hat his
forcei retreated across the Tugela
without losing a man or a pound of
store. The fact that General War
ren's force captured Spion Kop after
"easi y defeating the small Boer gar
rison" according to Holler's dispatch
at the time, and that the Boers have
recaptured It, would indicate that it
was only another Boer trap set for
the ebemy. The reports of losses in
the Spion Kop battle are conflicting,
a Boer report giving the British dead
at 1,500. This is doubtless an exagger
ation. Train Itobbera Showed Flitht.
Holden, Mo., Jan. 30. John Jackson,
a detective of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad from Sedalla, was shot
through the head by a train robber
here early yesterday. Sunday Super
intendent Hardy, of the Missouri Pa
cific railway, learned that an attempt
would be made to rob the express car
on the east nound Missouri Pacific
train No. 8. A posse was organized
in Sedalla and left there on a special
train Sunday night. It was learned that
the men were In a house in Holden-, and
officei s raided the place. As he entered
the door Jackson was fatally shot. The
robbers escaped, but one was subse- i
quently captured, badly wounded. He
admits taking part in several robberies.
Senator Maaon Eielted.
Washington. Jan. 30 Senator Ma
son (Ills.) arose yesterday soon after
the senate convened to a question of
privilege and sharply attacked the
British government and the British
vice coneul at New Orleans because of
an Interview In which the vice consul
bad assailed Mr. Mason for the posi
tion be had taken in behalf of the
Transvaal rf.iubtic in its war with
Oreat Brltalr Mr. Mason attacked
not only the "onsul. but the policy of
Great Britain In levying war upon an
inferior natt i
Ireland')
New York
Oonne, the I
Jonn of Arc Here.
Jan. 30. Miss Maud
sh Joan of Arc, arrived
" "Th line steamer
Havre. Miss
nth and then
?r time la
- here
BIO STEEL MILL WRECKED,
One Man Killed aad a Dnaen others
Berloiialy Injured.
Pittsburg, Jan. 30 The steel depart
ment of Phillips, Nimlck & Co.'s roll
ing mill, on West C'nrson street, was
completely wrecked yesterday and a
dozen men were injured by the explo
sion of a battery of four large boilers.
The shock of the burstins boilers was
heard throughout the lower end of
the city. The loss to the pleit trill
be enormous. Fireman Simon Holland
was killed, and it is feared that others
may die.
The explosion was one of the most
terrific thnt ever occurred In a Pitts
burg null. The roof of the boiler room
was completely lifted from the btttld
lng, and the flying Iron and steel fell
In all directions. Heavy beams and
portions of masonry were thrown from
the foundations. The men were crush
ed to the ground on the spot where
they were attending to the rolls, and
those beaide the boilers were scalded
by the escaping steam. I he bodies Of
the men were so burned and be rlr:ii
that they were scarcely recognizable.
A m lin m Mini or I'a u neef ol ' Re 1 1 rent ret
Washington, Jan. 80. Tha term of
Lord Pauncefnta, the British ambassa
dor to Ibis capital, will expire in April.
Some time ago, in view of lib- long
and honorable career here, the ambas
sador's tenure was extended until
.April, and Inasmuch as no official In
timation has been received here of a
further extension, it Is supposed i e
will retire after another month's ser
vice. The date of the ambassador's
departure tor Fneland will depend en
tirely on bis own wishes and comfort.
His retirement will make llaron Fava.
the Italian amabssador, the dean of
the diplomatic corps.
The HiihIi I'or Cape mite.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 29. Estimates
made by local shipping men show that
about 15,000 men are Intending to
reach Gape Nome by the first steamers
from Ptlget Sound and Dawson. Two- ,
thirds of this number will go down the
Yukon river from Dawson and other
Yukon towns. A great prospective
race Is in light between these two con
tingents. First arrivals will secure .
the best part of the beach, which will '
be in the greatest demand, because
beach claims may be worked without
flumes or machinery.
Dentil of ii Hodeal riiiliintliruiilat.
Newark. N. J., Jan. 30. Mrs. Rach
ael A. Cart wright, reputed to have
been worth over $1,500,000, Is dead at
her home here. She was the widow
of Benjamin Cart wright. Mrs. Cart
wrlght concealed large and numerous
benefactions by enjoining secrecy as
to the source. She was vice presi
dent of the New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In
1892 she gave to the society a tract of
land In Nebraska consisting of 640
acres. The property is now valued at
$12,000.
Lake Flahermen In Jeopardy.
Marinette, Wis.. Jan. 30. Six fisher
men were carried out on the Ice late
yesterday, just north of Menominee.
When last seen they were six mib
out and drifting toward the lake rap
idly. A rescue party left in a boat,
but the prospect of rescuing the un
fortunate men is small. The men
were fishing through the Ice at the
time It cracked, and before tney could
make the shore side they ewre drift
ing out. The Ice is very tnin, und li
able to break up at any time.
Life Sentenre For Mayhem.
Macon, Gn., Jan. 30.-W. D., alias
Hnry Smith, was convicted in the su- i
perlor court here yesterday of mayhem,
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Smith and Ills wife boarded with n I
Mrs. Susie Ilillard, but on account of
not paying board Smith was sent
away, Mrs. Hlllard keeping his young
wife. Smith went to the bouse on Dec.
9 and being refused permission to see I
bis wife dashed acid in Mrs Dillard's
face, permanently blinding her.
I'nvornlile to Senator Scott.
Washington, Jan. "0. The protest
against Senator Scott, of West Vir
ginia, occupying his seat in the sen
ate will probably be decided soon by
the senate committee on privileges and
elections in favor of Senator Scott.
The committee decided yesterday not
to take any more testimony in the
case, because of its opposition In going
behind the uction of the state legisla
ture In the matter of selecting its
members.
Voluntary Increnar In Wnujea.
Philadelphia. Jan. 30. The Union
Traction company, of this city, which
controls every street car line within
the city limits, yesterday notified Its
conductors and motormen, numbering
upwards of 5,000 men, that beginning
with Feb. 1 It would voluntarily In
crease the wages of the men. The
men will work 12 hours a day, as here
tofore, and the wages will be Inrreised
from 16 1-3 cents to 18 cents per hour.
I'p i.o foal Prleea.
Philadelphia, Jan. 30. The various
bituminous coal carrying railroads,
after a number of conferences, have
practically agreed to advance the out
side tidewater rates about 35 cents per
ton. The new rates will go Into ef
fect on April 1. The Inside tidewater
rates have not yet been fixed, but it is
believed the new figures will show an
advance of about 30 cents a ton.
Imllu'a StarvliiK .Million.
London, Jan. 30. In consequence of j
a report received by the India office
from Lord Curzon. who anonunces that i
3.500.000 are receiving famine relief.
a Mansion House fund will probably
be started. The viceroy does not al
low tbe dole except to those on the
verge of starvation, and stricter tests
than formerly are being applied.
Tn Leave Caba to Ihe Cubana.
Washington. Jan. 30. Mr. Clayton,
of Alahanma, yesterday Introduced the
following resolution: "Resolved, That
on July 4, 1900, the military and naval
forces of the United States be with
drawn from the island of Cuba and
that the government thereof be left to
the Cuban people."
Tha Baaaoaa Treaty Stnnda.
Washington, Jan. 30. The senate, lii
executive session yesterday, decided,
Sy a vote of 21 to 38, not to reconsider ,
le vote by which the Samoan treaty
'as ratified.
James Pierce Has Admitted Killing
George B. Eyre.
HE WANTED CHRISTMAS MONEY.
Ml Mary I ohm. of WUniliiulou,
Del.. t;lvea an Aliened Statement
imIi' to tier hjr Jamas He-rc The
Brother Divided the Plunder.
Chester, Pa., Jan. 26. James and
Pinney" Pierce, brothers! wei arrest
ed Wednesday night by Chief of
Police Berry, charged with the mur
der of Qeorge B, Byre, whi te dead
body w:i8 found on tne shore of Rac
coon Island, opposite Chester, lasl Sun
day, with ghostly wounds in the head.
Tonight the Pierce brother were
committed to Jail Without bail by Al
derman Smith, after a bearing thai
lasted all afternoon, und the brothers
will hdve to answer at the March term
of court for the murder of Byre. Up
to the lust witness It looked as if the
case would fall, as not one witness of
the 20 connected the Pierce i in the
most remote way with tbe murder, but
the last witness created the greatest
sensation that has been yet Injected
into this sensational case. This wit
ness was Miss Mary Cohen, of Wil
mington, Lei. She said that Jim
Pierce came to the house on Tatnall
street. Wilmington, in which she lives
on Friday, Dec. 22, and called her to
tbe parlor, and that after supper they
went out together, when Pierce bought
her a watch and some other articles.
Continuing her testimony the girl said
Pierce remained all night, and during
the night he cried out in Ills sleep:
"Oh. I did it; I did it."
"What did you do, Jim?" the Cohen
girl aaked, and Pierce awakening,
said: "I murdered him; I murdered
him," and continuing he said that he
and his brother Pinney had shot ana
killed Byre, then had sunk his body.
The story that Pierce had told her.
Miss Cohen Bald, was ns follows: "Me
and Pinney were gunning with George
Eyre. Pinney was in Lyre's boat and
I was In my own hunt. I was short of
Christmas money and I knew Lyre bad
some I fired the shot and struck him
in the back of the head, killing him
Instantly. Then Pinney tied his legs
with a rope and we sunk the body in
the river at the mouth of Raccoon
creek. The boat, with one of the guns
In It, was sunk about two feet from
the place where the body was sunk.
Pinney and me then divided the plun
der, ami then we stayed on the other
side and came home in the morning."
Miss Cohen said that she did not
tell any one of the confession of Jim
Pierce until the weight on her mind
grew so burdensome that one of the In
mates of the bouse, noticing her wor
ried appearance, asked her what the
trouble was, and she told her. The
story was then given to District At
torney Smith and Chief of Police Berry.
The river is being dragged by boat
men for Eyre's boat, but thus far
without success. The recovery of the
gun and skiff, the latter filled with
stones, would be the strongest kind of
backing to the Cowan woman'B story,
which is pronounced by the lawyers
for the two prisoners and their friends
to be a pack of lies, told by an irre
sponsible person of bad reputation,
who is unworthy of belief.
Hilled Ilia Wife and Two Children.
Cincinnati. Jr.n. 29. --In an "over the
Rhine" tenement yesterday Charles
Bart mff, a tanner, murdered his wife,
his son Carl, aged 5, and his daugh
ter, aged 3, and then tried to set the
house on lire by overturning the hot
stove and piling the furniture on it.
The skulls of all the victims were
crushed with a blunt instrument
Bartruff remained in tbe burning room
until arrested, lie suffered from de
mentia, The boy Carl was an Im
becile. Ilrnira New l: ii in in! Tone,
Providence, Jan. 30. Colonel Will
iam J. Ilryan yesterday began a week's
tour of New England for the purpose
of discussing the questions of the day,
speaking three tlmes--at Paw tucket
and Woonsocket in the afternoon and
In this city in the evening. As the
state of Rhode Island is just on the
eve of a gubernatorial campaign, Mr.
Bryan's coming is timely for th" Dem
ocratic party. His audiences taxed the
capacity of the halls.
Cermany'a lxpnrta and Iniporta.
Berlin, Jan. 27. Germany's imports
last year, according to an official state
ment just issued, aggregated 5,495,000,
000 markB, which was a slight In
crease upon the previous year. The
exports aggregated 4,517,000,000 marks,
which was an Increase of 141.000.000
marks upon the figures of 1898. The
pig iron production for 1899 was over
8.000,000 tons, being an increase of 8
per cent.
Nineteen Hundred a lleeord llreaker
New York, Jan. 27. This will be the
greatest passenger season known to
transatlantic steamship companies. Al
ready the Aflierican iine has booked
about 3,000 passengers and the Cunard
line about 4,000. Bookings in nearly
all the steamship offices, for spring and
summer, are the heaviest ever known.
Some of the North German Lloyd line
vessels have been filled, and many
more are nearly so.
Kl-Mlnlater IMielpa Mneh Better.
New Haven, Jan. 30. Dr. Gilbert,
who has been attending Prof. Edward
J. Phelps, of the Yale Law school, for
merly minister to England, since his
severe illness with pneumonia, stated
last night that the patient's condition
was more hopeful than at any time
since he had been taken III. Tbe crisis
will not be passed for a few days, how
ever. Roberta Haa No Claim For Mileage.
Washington, Jan. 30. The house
committee on mileage yesterday dis
cussed the claim of Brlgham H. Rob
erts for mileage, which amounts tn
$1,000. A majority of th
are of opinion that he is
to thlE money ' 'ar '
as a wr"
k WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wedneaduy, Jnn. 24.
It U now decided that the German
wine product dealers will exhibit at
the Paris exposition.
Jeremiah .oarh was iven 20 years
for killing his wife at Jersey City.
Captain Sam Gale and a party of
hunters were fined $20 each for vio
lation of game laws at Atlantic City.
The steamer Pennsylvania, which
leaves San Francisco for Manila Jan
25. will carry ,.1,550.000 to pay the sol
diers. Henry A. Hasan, a chief forecaster
In the weather bureau at Washington,
died from injuries received by a fall
from his bicycle.
Thiiradiiy, Jnn. a.-,.
Snmeel P. Meyers was hanged at
Somerset, Pa yesterday, for killing
Michael Karney and John Lenhart,
Judge Orrin N. Carter, of Chicago,
announces bis candidacy for the He
publican nomination for governor '
Illinois.
Citizens of Washington presented to
Commander Richard Walnwrlght, of
the cruiser Gloucester, a sword of hon
or and a Bllver service.
By an explosion of powder at Sum
riersville. Pa., Patrick Cosgrlff ami
Blmer Howard, quatryu'cn. were ter
ribly mangled. Howard died.
Republican senators selected the fol
lowing senate officers; Secretary, Hon.
Charles Bennett, of New York; ser-geant-at-arms,
Hon. D.M. Rtrasdell,
diana; chaplain, Rev. w. II. Mllbtun.
Friday, Jan. 'M.
The national house, by a vote of 268
to 50. excluded Roberts, theft irmo li
A bill Introduced in tbe natl in LI
house propose to abolish the v.at
stamp act.
I.o Fens U)h, the Chinese ami I in-
dor to England, has been come; ted to
Christ lanity.
1 Dowager Duchess of 8rhleswl-Hol-
Btein, mother of the Germtn emprcjr,
I died in Dresden from pleurisy.
A Lowell tobacco firm sues tbe -:
eminent to- recover duty paid on to
i bacco imported from Porto Rico,
i Germany's naval bill was adopted
by the luindesrath yesterday. It ear-
rles an annual expenditure of ll.OuO,-
'i0 marks for 16 years.
Commissioner Peck refuses to per
I mlt the exhibition of a f 130,000 golden
statue of Anna Held, the actress, In the
: American section of the Paris exposl
! tion.
Smiirdny, Jnn. SI",
I Trenton children carry boiled water
; to school for drinking. Passaic water
being declared dangerous to health.
Most of the French patters hall with
j keen satisfaction the announcement
I that the llrltlsh have abandoned Spion
Kop.
It is stated in Kansas City that Web
ster Davis, assistant secretary of the
interior, is McKlnley's choice for vice
president.
The transport Pennsylvania left San
Francisco with $1,500,000 In gold coin
and a considerable sum In treasury
notes to pay soldiers In the Philippines.
An unarmed mrK of several hundre I
men took Convict Reynolds, who mur
dered Captain W. C. Rooney, In the
penitentiary, from the prison at Canon
City, Colo., anil lynched him.
Mondny, Jan. 2ft.
Our export trade to China and Japan
has more than doubled in the past two
years.
Texas Populists declare that Hryan
would accept u Populist nomination
for president.
Rev. Dr. I'arkhurst, of New York,
favors open saloons between certain
hours on Sunday.
In the first nine months of last year
78,300 persons in the German empire
engaged in strikes.
Fred Kind, Victor Frederlcksen and
Walter Qrasesky, miners, were killed
by falling timber at Henley, Wis.
The late John Ruskin had given
away fortunes, and he lived on $5 a
day the last few years of nis life.
French elections resulted in a prac
tical defeat for Nationalists, only three
out of IN) senators being elected. Many
generals were candidates, but only
Mercier and Lambert were elected.
Tnraduy, Jan. tlo.
The shah of Persia is very 111 and
his physicians fear that he may not re
cover. The Spanish steamer Valle has foun
dered off the Spanish coast, 13 of the
crew being drowned.
President McKlnley yesterday re
ceived congratulations on the 57th an
niversary of his birth.
Judge Kohlsaat, of the federal court
In Chicago, yesterday rendered a de
cision declaring the Illinois anti-trust
law unconstitutional.
a Victoria (B. C.) dispatch says tne
Australian brigantine Ethel was scut
tled and sunk by her crew, who mu
tinied and killed the captain, mate ano
four sailors.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. Flour firm; win
ter superfine, 2.2.",ft2.40; Pennsylvania
roller, rlear. S3.lD4j3.20: city mills, extra.
2.501i2.70. Hye flour steady at SMSOtJO
per barrel. Wheat quiet No. 2 red, spot.
In elevator, 7V'ul2iu. Corn steady; No.
2 mixed, spot In elevator, 37tyU37c Oata
steady; No. 2 white, clipped, 3 32c. ;
lower grades. 2S4i30c. Hay barely Heady;
choice tlniotby. 11616.60 for large bale.
Beef steady; beef Mams. $22S22.0O. Pork
Hrm; family. lllrfH.50. I,ard quiet; Janu
ary, fti.17. Putter steudy; western cream
ery, 214j23c: do. factory, WuVjk:. June
creamery. 20fi23c.; Imitation creamery. IS
i&22Vac; New York dairy, UOMc, ; do.
creamery, 2PS25c. ; fancy Pennsylvanlu
prints jobbing at 2S29c. ; do. wholesale,
2Tc. Cheese steady; fall made, fancy,
large and small. 12jil3c.; late made,
large, U?flSo.; do. do., small, 12'12'4. .
Eggs steady; New York and Pennsylva
nia. 17c; western, ungraded, at mark,
!S91le.i western, 17c. Potatoes steady;
Jersey. I1.254j1.75: New York, I1.60&1.75;
Long island. UJOfjg; Jersey sweets. $2.60
62. Tallow steady, city, 6435 3-lBc. ; coun
try, IMAMta, Cottonseed oil easy; prima
crude. HMfOOll.; do. yellow, 34H(j35c.
New York. Jan. 29. Beeves In fair de
mand; steers 10c. higher; bulls and cows,
Arm to 10c. higher; about ail told; steers,
J4.70if6.82H; oxen and stagn. 12.4005.26:
bulla, HI-HMO. rows. KM, 4. Calves 25y50c.
higher; all aold: venls. itete
Being DifcasFcd by Employers and
Emploves at Indianapolis.
MINEIiS WOULD F011M A TRUST.
li. I.. Chapman.! 1111 Operator" Prom
Ohio, Daelarea ihe Men Would Coa
trul Every Bnalaeaa latereal r lie
t'iinir For Inorcnaed Wntrca. '
Indianapolis, Jan. SO. The flrsl I u -ncss
of the joint conference of m
and operator! was the s;;m iwlon ci
the reports of the Joint Bcalo cemi iit
tee. The propositions mada . -.. p ac
tieally the same as have 1 e.n pub'
lished here oforo, 'the mlneis dem ud
ed an advance of 20 cents uei ton on
a n::i of the mine basis. I ho opera! r:i
offered an advance or ;i cents per t i
for mining, with the Bcreona rem
lng the same as at pi cut. Ano .
further condition In this proposition i ;
that the state of Illinois, which is now
on a run of the mine basis, rat t co: .
In under a double Btnifflard arrange
ment and return to using Bcroi ns.
President John Mitchell, of 'be Mine
Workers, moved ti e adoption of the
miners' scale. P. li. Bobbins, a Pe . .
sylvanla operator, moved to Bmend tin
motion by adopting the scale of tie'
operators, The matter was thon open
ed for discussion.
President Mitchell was the flrsl
speaker, and Bald that during the p it
year Hie price of coal b .1 icon hi
than for several yens, while the n it
of living to the miners .vas also hiRber
without an advance In wages to meet
it. Under this arrangement be b id
the operators w c m king a i; od
profit, which he thought should be di
vided with ihe i, liner;.
Mr. Robblns answered by Baying 1)0
or 90 per cent of the coal mined was
contracted for Immediately alter an
agreement with tin- miners had i i
reached, and as a consequence Ihe
mine owners profited nothing by 1 1 1
advance in the market. He Bald that
a run of mine basis would be sub Idal
to the interests of tbe Pittsburg dis
trict for the reason that tne coal had
to be carefully mined, because It went
to the meat lakes and bad to be
handled several times in transit, hem e
must lie gotten out of the mines in the
best possible shape. He added that the
coal had to go ;nto a market where
other coal was met that had lien
placed on sale at a less cost for min
ing, therefore Quality was demanded
to get the advanced price which ti."
Pittaburg miner was forced to have,
Mr. Kobblns then cited the advance in
the wanes received by other trades
unions and stated that tbe average ad
vance was !) per cent. The miners, he
said, had received nn advance of 18
per cent at Chicago and were now of
fered an advance of 14 per cent, mnk
ing a total of 32 per cent In the last
three years.
John P. Reese, member of the min
ers' executive board from Iowa
piled that the facts should not be lort
sight of In figuring this average. The
miners' wapes had gone lower during
the panic than those of any other
craft. He outlined the attitude of the
miners and said they were willing, to
discuss the matter dispassionately and
arrive at a settlement.
The last speaker was II. 1.. Chap
man, of the Ohio operators, who took
the position that the miners were en
deavoring; to form a trust, He said:
"I have been In favor of united labor
for the past years, and no man has
spent more time and labor and pro
portionately more money than I have
in this joint movement, but I am forc
ed to Hay you are violating tbe first
principle when you attempt to adjourn
sine die at the close of this conference,
so ns to head off any other state asking
admission at the next meeting. This
Is a partnership and should require
the consent of both parties for a radi
cal consent of this kind. Another
thing, do you know what th.s defense
fund you will attempt to raise means?
It means you will be forced to control
every business interest in this country;
that you will control all of the great
railroad systems on the continent and
control all of the steamship lines en
tering or leaving its ports, it means
more. It means you will control the
domestic consumption and say whether
or not the poor people of this land
have fuel to cook their humble meals
with. This will be nothing more or
less than one gigantic trust, and you
will be the stockholders."
The conference then adjourned until
today.
nnrur Foniulereil and Two Drowsed,
Norfolk, Jan. 30. News has readied
here of the foundering of the barge
Houseman and the loss of two of her
crew. The barges Houseman. Hose
1 lagan and Three Sisters left Norfolk
for Charleston In tow of the tug Pro
tector. When off Frying Pan shoals
a storm struck tug and tow The
Houseman broke loose and the huge
seas caused her to founder, two of the
i crew going down with the barge. The
tug and other barges managed to reach
Morehead City, the barges In a half
sinking condition.
Itiiaalan Snlea In Sweden.
Stockholm. Jan. 30.--The newrpapers
are becoming persistent in their de
mands for explanations from the gov
ernment in regard to the steps It Is
pursuing relative to the alleged Rus
sian spies who for several weeks past
are reported to have been seen In dif
ferent parte of Sweden, especially in
the neighborhood of fortified places
The papers declare that If the reports
are true the government must address
an unequivocal intimation to Russia
that such proceedings must cease.
Five I'ulllpnlnra Tonal Orenpled.
Manila, Jan. 27. A dispatch from
Sorsogon, dated Thursday, Jan. 26,
says Brigadier General Kobbe's expedi
tion has occupied Sorsogon, Donzol,
Bulan, Logaspi and Virac, on ('atari
duanes Island The only resistance
was at Logaspi, where five Americans
were wonnded and 45 dead and 16
wounded FIllpi- were found.
News Items of Interest From All
Parts of the State.
COLLISION CAUSES EXPLOSION.
lix Killed nml Bight Injured In a
Blaatulor Catastrophe nt IshleywA
li lid ui Philadelphia's Opiom Deaa.
Cattle ll'iiiriiiilliied.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 26. A r.-irful
explosion of dynamite occurred in he
yards of the Jersey Central rallroO' at
Ashley, a suburb of this city, : i 9
o'clock last night, whlcb resulted in
the killing of six men and Berio a
Jurles to eight others. The dond re:
Frank .McLaughlin, brakeman, . ; d 38,
single; Peter Frey, engine wipe aged
lfi; Michael Bird, brakeman, : red
single; Charles Haney, aged i"i and
two unknown tramps. Haney wen! tn
the engine bouse to Idle away Urn in
stead of attending night school. The en
gineer lost control o( a heavy rreighl
train coming down the mountain, Bnd
at the Ashley yards the train dashed
Into a helping engine, which was tent
Into a car containing :'.o boxes of dyna
mite, Ten locomotives a I curs
were wreel ed. the stacks 0 the ncid
hotise and a portion of thv t il de
molished, I"1 a big water tank de
stroyed. Nearly every window In town
was broken. The loss is heavy
lveiiiia'lvnnlfl l adle H unrMlitlned.
Betlcfonte, Pa., Jan. SO. The farm
ers in Penn and Brush valle; . this
county, nave been pasturing large
number or cattle tin the Brush and
the Seven mountains, A few d j ago
the owners went to look lifter !'., i t
tle and found it was impossible to j,et
near them, owing to the fait thai a
number of them acted as if t j y re
suffering from rabies. Dr. Jo, i Hit
ter, agent of the state live stock . Mil
iary board, la now here, and bo - fi nd
the situation so alarming, that In has
placed under strict quarantine i ry
farm in Miles township, a numrer of
cattle have boon killed by bis order.
Looked tn Kor tlraanlsluu;,
Philadelphia, Jan. 30, One hundred
engravers oi the Keystone Wati ii I 'asp
company were locked out yesterday
because, it is said, they organized a
union .some days ago When it became
known in New York and Riverside, N.
J., that the men here were out the em
ployes of tbe Keystone's branches at
'liose places went on strike. The of-f.'-ers
of the company say that the men
v i' discharged because there was not
Olioi yh. work for them, but admitted
t there bad been some labor trouble.
.11 . He stiiiiila ii i linnet' l RecovtB
! Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 2 After nlu.
I days 1 1 uninterrupted in '' nsclousnen
ex-('hlef Clerk Jerre li. Hex of the
Pennsylvania house of representu! ives.
i who was paralyzed at his honv here,
was able yesterday for the first time
' recognize his friends and oompro
. bend words addressed to him. Thl
I paralysis affecting bis right side au.l
j tongue Is si ill unyielding. If no fur
' ther attack occurs, which, however, is
! feared, his physician gives hope for
I his partial recovery,
Death Prom Ona laphyxtatlon.
Hatleton, Pa., Jan. 29.- das escap
ing from a defective stove in the home
1 of Stephen Kandolf, of Honey Brook,
while all the members of the fa;. illy
j and six boarders were fast asleep,
caused the death of Mrs. Kandolf. aged
"9 years, and almost suffocated ail who
I were in the bouse. The gas was de-
tected by two boarders who returned
home at :i o'clock in the morning and
awakened the household
Itnlillim Phlladelphla'a Opium Dens.
Philadelphia, Jan. As a i. ;ult
of a tragic death nf n young woman
last week in an opium den located in
Chinatown, the police at l o'clock this
morning Bturted to clean out many ol
the dens. Tlihty nine Chinamen, one
white woman and live white men wert
caught in the raid. Thirty-nine China
men ware held for trial as proprietors
and servants of the dens, one notori
ous white woman was sent to the
house of correction, and tbe oilier
were discharged.
Claims ii Was n Aeeldeat.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 29. A fatal
shooting affray occurred In the home
of Kasimlr Dudnew, at Duryea, yes
terday. The man was cleaning a gun
in the kitchen when, he claims, it was
accidentally discharged. The load of
shot entered the side of his wife, who
was seated In the next room. She
died ill great agony two hours later.
The husband was arrested.
Craahed to Dentil lis Knlllna Tree.
Kane. Pa., Jan 29. A falling hem
lock tree crushed Bdward Reede and
his son to death, near here. Saturday.
The hemlock bad lodged against a
beech tree, and they were endeavor
ing to dislodge it, when the wind
swayed the hemlock from Its position
and it fell on tbe men. killing both
PKRHSirLVASIA NEWS UIIK.VITIKS.
Breaker boys who went on strike at
Plymouth returned to win k at the old
scale.
The office of the Harrisburg Pat-dol
was visited by fire, and the nppt r por
tion completely wrecked. Loss mver
ed by insurance.
Superior Court Judge John I. Mitch
ell Is suffering from a stroke of paraly
sis at his home in Williarasport.
At the Shenandoah City mine George
W. Acker was killed by a fall of rock.
Injuries sustained by being struck
by a locomotive caused tbe death of
Kdward Flaherty, of Shenandoah.
A derision of the Berks county court
Is to the effect that Boyertown may es
tablish borough water works.
Fire destroyed the Angora cotton
mill, In Philadelphia. Several girls
were seriously injurea, two having
their barks broken by jumping.
John F. Stler, the Johnsonvllle
(Northampton county) merchant, -bot
Thur lay mg1 i by a masked burglar
whr mp t" rob b'm, will rrob-
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