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to an End.
SOLDIERS TO BE WITHDRAWN
And the Ueetlnsa of the Leajlalature
to be Kramurd at the State Houae
la Frankfort Kunrnl of the Mur
dered Democratic Governor.
Louisville, Feb. 6. A conference be
tween accredited representatives; of the
two state governments was held at the
Gait House In this city last night as
a step toward bringing about a peace
ful settlement of the disturbed polltlcr.l
conditions now existing. The Demo
crats at first were inclined to press
their demands to the limit, requiring
the withdrawal of troops from the
state buildings at Frankfort, the recog
nition of Beckham as governor wit hum
any further action by the legislature,
on the reports of the contest boards by
which Goebel and Beckham were de
clared to have been elected, after
which the main points In controversy
were to be adjudicated by due process
of law.
The Republicans showed no disposi
tion to make such extreme conces
sions. They had elected to stand on
the legality of Taylor's proclamation,
though the statement to some extent
of the belligerency of the authorities
at Frankfort was reflected in their ar
guments. This had been expected since
the release of Alonzo Walker after
Taylor's military officers had refused
to recognize a writ of habeas corpus in
Ms case.
Shortly after midnight the con
ferees came to an agreement. A sten
ographer was summoned and a docu-
WILLIAM E. GOEBEL.
ment was drawn up for the signatures
of the participants In the conference.
It Is said the agreement is decidedly
favorable to the Democrats. Taylor
Is to withdraw the state troops from
the state buildings at Frankfort and
send them home. The order convening
the legislature at London, Ky., is to
be revoked and the regular sessions of
the general assembly are to be resum
ed at the state capital without molesta
tion. It is believed the understanding
I arrived at will result In an amicable
settlement of the dispute between the
two parties in this state and do away
with the dual governments now as
serting themselves.
Taylor's representatives at the con
ference were Lieutenant Governor
John Marshall, Attorney David Fal-
lelgh, General Dan Lindsey, T. H.
Edelin, Judge Robert Barr and Post
master T. H. Baker, of this "city.
For the Democrats there were pres
ent Senator-elect Blackburn, ex-Governor
J. B. McCreary, Judge Robert J.
Breckinridge and Colonel Phil Thomp
son.
A large number of telegrams and
letters of congratulation have poured
in upon Democratic Governor Beck
ham, all addressed to the governor of
Kentucky. One of these, from Colo
nel C. E. Smith, of Culpepper, Va., of
fers the services of 900 men "to see
justice meted out." J. B. Gosborn, of
the Kansas Democratic state commit
tee, telegraphed: "The Democrats of
the nation are at your back. Stick."
In his office in the state house at
Frankfort last night Republican Gov
ernor Taylor made a distinct and pos-
W. S. TAYLOR.
lltlve offer to submit the merits of his
lo'sjclalm to the gubernatorial chair of
Kentucky to any three fair minded
men in the world, these three men to
be selected by the United States su
preme court. He will allow them to
arbitrate the case and will abide by
their decision,
lerifl' Since the shooting of Gobel by an
Jan assassin hidden In a state building, on
rifl Tuesday of last week, each day has
' 'brought some radical action on the
part of both Republicans and Demo
'"V)hv erts, each side claiming to support the
a ej only legal governor. Two men are in
fSnj ail at Louisville on suspicion, but
nvnui nere scems to be no evidence against
(lther. One of these is Harland Whlt
Mell aker, a farmer of "Governor" Taylor's
tors, tome county, and the other is James
pmai Jutton, sheriff of Whlteley county, a
sitter opponent of "Governor" Goebel.
JJJ Phe swearing In of Goebel as governor,
ralte lfter the majority of the legislature
enfor lad declared him legally elected, took
a Oct Wednesday night. At the
..... lame time J. C. W. Beckham was
. ' iworn in as lieutenant governor. The
iltiiortnn iicj ftirthor iwtm nl (rri t ml loot
pieHMtiwu n uu l hi ill. i i wni..o ni' i nw.i
Saturday night by the death of Goebel
nd the swearing In of Beckham as
overnor. The troops who were called
9 Frankfort by Taylor's order were
rdered to disperse by Goebel as soon
s the latter took the oath of office, but
IS Goebel order has been ignored. Two
c Taylor's official acts were Ignored on
fcamday- President Rodman, of the
fined to cash checks signed by the
governor for the pay of the militia.
and warden Llller, of the Frankfort
penitentiary, refused to release a pris
oner pardoned by Taylor. Meantime,
the legislature having been declared
adjourned by Taylor, the Democratic
majority has been prevented by the
military from entering the state house.
Today the body of Wtlliam E. Goe
bel Is lying In state in Covington, and
tomorrow it will lie in state In Frank
fort. The interment will take place
In Frankfort, In the cemetery where
Vice President Richard Johnson and
several Kentucky governors ar buried.
The Democratic legislature wnl make
an appropriation for a monument, and
this will be udded to by private sub
scriptions. NICARAQUA CANAL TREATY.
Rniclnnd Aarrera That Our liovern
mrnt Minll Have Absolute Control.
Washington. Feb. 5. The United
States and Great Britain have reached
an amicable agreement respecting the
operations of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty as affecting the right of con
struction and control by the United
States of the proposed Nicaragua canal.
The result marks the termination of
conferences between the officials of
the state department and Lord Paunce
fote of fully a year's duration, during
which a number of meetings were held
and the subject fully discussed by the
representatives of the governments in
terested. Great Britain agrees to a
modification of the Clayton-Bulwei
treaty, by which she practically relin
quishes any claims respecting a dual
control of the Nliaragun canal after It
shall have been constructed. The re
sult, therefore, Is to eliminate that
feature of the treaty bearing on the
subject of dual control and to leave
thf United States free to construct and
therefore lontrol this great inter
oceanic waterway. The substitute
treaty was formally signed today by
Secretary Hay for the United States
and Ambassador Pauncefote for Great
Britain.
Chlenuo'a inu BaiMimaj Strike nritnn
Chicago, Feb. 6. At a meeting of
the Building Trades council here yes
terday labor difficulties reached what
is thought to lie a crisis. The busi
ness agents of the hod carriers and
building laborers was ordered to call
off the men at work on every building
; in Chicago where the new rules of the
building contractors council were
posted. As nearly every firm of build
ing contractors In Chicago Is bound
by the rules of the contractors' coun
cil, this means that 6,000 men will be
ordered to strike. In addition to this
number 8,000 carpenters, it Is as
serted, will walk out next Saturday.
Already 2,000 plumbers are out.
Dnlllnatun Booth Drnouneea r.naJanri
Buffalo, Feb. 5. Ballington Booth,
commander-in-chief of the Volunteers
of America, said at a public meeting
yesterday: "I do not believe the sun
in Heaven ever shone on a more just
war than that of the United States !
against Spain. But could it be said
that the sun ever shone on a more
unjust war than the one between
Great Britain and the Transvaal ? I'm
an Englishman by birth and education ,
and with all her faults I have some '
love for England still. But my respect 1
for her would be deeper and truer had
she not entered Into this uncalled and
unjust war."
To I'revrnl Railroad Wnra.
New York, Feb. 6 The Herald
says: It Is the plan of Pennsylvania
railroad and their allies, as represent
ed by President A. X Cassatt, to ob
tain a voice in the management of
the Norfolk and Western railway. This
Is a part of the general Vanderbllt-1
Pennsylvania's scheme which has for
Its object an alliance of all the rail
toads of the east having seaboard
terminals, whereby the eastern rate
Situation will be so securely held In the 1
hands, of the dominant interests that
railroad wars will be impossible.
Mr. Illakr'a Ambition.
New York, Dec. 6. Mrs. LllliePever
enux Blake last night announced her
candidacy for the presidency of the
National Woman Suffrage association
at the national convention of the as
sociation, which meets on Thursday at
Washington. There have been only
two elections In the association since
it was founded in 1869, the election of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton as the first
president, and the endorsement of
Miss Anthony, who had been acting as
president for a long time and was
chosen without any opposition.
William E. Cotter Pardoned.
Washington, Feb. 6. The president i
has granted a pardon to William E.
Cotter, who pleaded guilty in 1898 to
the charge of defrauding the National
Bank of Delaware at Dover, and was
sentenced to 18 months In the penlten-
tlary and to pay a fine of $5,000. The
prisoner Is afflicted with an incurable
disease of the heart, and his life would
be endangered by further confinement.
Sunk In a tiale and Two Drowned.
New York. Feb. 6 The barges Wil
son and Mary Tyron were wrecked and
sunk In Huntington bay, near Hunt-
lngton, L. I., yesterday In a heavy
northwest gale. The captain of the !
Wilson. John Flnley, and his wife
were drowned. Captain J. A. Crora-1
well, his wife and two small shlldren,
of the Mary Tyron, were rescued with
difficulty.
Reported Srrlooa W reck In Ohio.
Flndlay, O., Feb. 6. Word has just
been received that a freight and pas
senger train on the Hocking Valley
railroad collided at Carry, resulting in
the death of a fireman, engineer, ex-
press messenger and two others. No
(Hither particulars are obtainable new. I
Rlotona Convict (iunrda Killed.
Little Rock, Feb. 6. Two convict
guards, W. W. Harlan and A. J. Ral
ford, attempted Sunday night to ter
rorize the town of Portland, in Arthur
eounty. They resisted the local of
ficers and both guards were shot and
killed.
Labor Candidate Counted la.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 6. The re
count of ballots cast in the recent
Winnipeg bye-election was concluded
yesterday and the result is that Mr.
K. D. Martin, independent, is counted
out and Mr. Puttee, the labor candi
date, is counted in by eight majority.
A. Military Authority Thinks He Is
Making a Wide Detour.
ROBERTS REBUKES PRESIDENTS.
Kroner mill Ptryn Had Complained
of Urltlall leatruttlon of Properly.
Dut Hip ili'ltlah t ommnndrr Ili-nlra
the I'barie,
London, Feb. 6. Military opinion in
London continues to assume, from
very slender muterials, that General
Buller is again throwing his army
against the lioer works. A retired
general, Sir William Henry Green,
whose distinguished career gives
weight to his opinion, thinks that
General Buller. with 25,000 men, is
making a wide detour to the west and
north in order to avoid the roughest
parts of the country. As General Dul
ler must have some thousands of wa
gons. Sir William Green points out
that the advance would necessarily be
slow.
No authentic word is at hand, save
that the war office reaffirmed orally
to newspaper Inquirers at a late hour
that It could not confirm the reported
advance. There the Natnl situation
rests.
It is from the western field that more
definite statements come. Large oper
ations are apparently about to begin.
General French, who has now return
ed to Kensburg from his conference
with Lord Roberts, has sent what is
described as nn overwhelming force
of infantry to seize Norval's Point.
This is where the railway, before it
was destroyed, crossed the Orange
river and connected with the Free
State Trunk line with Bloemfontein.
Norval's Point is 19 miles north of
Colesburg and -.r miles from General
French's headquarters at Kensburg.
The Boers at Coles berg have been In
danger of being surrounded by the
largely reinforced and extending lines
of the British. An occupation of Nor
val's Point in force would presumably
render Cblesberg untenable.
The Boers are showing great act'.v
Ity in the Nouuwpuort and Colesberg
districts. Many of the guns hitherto
facing Ixird Methuen are believed to
have gone to Norval's Point. The
British, therefore, may find formid
able bodies of Boers there.
The war office announces that 1fi
transports will be dispatched between
today and Monday with 13,000 troops,
Including the Fourth cavalry brigade,
militia battalions nnd 3,000 yeomanry,
with 258 horses and six guns. These
13,000 aie not Included In the 180,000
due to be In South Africa on Feb. IS.
The censorship seems to have
completely shut down the correspond
ents at Spearman's Camp. No dis
patch from that point appears In this
morning's papers and nothing has been
allowed to issue since Sunday evening.
According to a dispatch from Cape
Town President Steyn and President
Kruger have communicated with Field
Marshal Lord Roberts, the British
commander-in-chief, protest lug against
the destruction of farm houses and the
devastation of property. Iird Roberts,
In replying, declared the charges were
not sustained, adding that wanton de
struction of property was contrary to
British practices. Lord Roberts says
further: "I regret to say that It Is the
Republican forces which are in some
cases guilty of carrying on the war In
a manner not in accordance with
civilized usage. I refer especially to
the expulsion of loyal subjects of her
majesty from their homes in the in
vaded districts of this colony because
they have refused to be commandeered
by the invaders. It is barbarous to at
tempt to force men to take sides
against their own sovereign and coun
try by threats of spoliation nnd ex
pulsion." CONGRESSMAN SIBLEY EXCITf-D.
Dc'clari-a III Seat f nnatructlvrl.v on
the llrpiihllcnn Side.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Democrats
of the house continued their BSSnult
upon the Philippine policy of the ad
ministration during the genei-;:l de
bate upon the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill yesterday. Two
speeches were made by Democratic
members of the foreign affairs com
mittee, Mr. Dinsmore of Arkansas and
Mr. Champ Clark of Missouri, oppos
ing the retention of the islands. The
speech of Mr. Clark, which lasted nl
most two hours, was a notable effort,
replete with unique epigrams, and at
tracted much attention.
Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, who
was elected as a Democrat, but who
made a speech last week defending
expansion, was goaded yesterday Into
the announcement that the Democrats
could consider bis seat constructively
on the Republican side.
Wnwhlnitton'a Aneeatora' tirareatonea
Washington, Feb. 6. Representative
Knhn, of San Francisco, has received
a letter from Dr. Robert Davies, of that
city, telling of tho successful efforts
he has made to secure from England
the gravestone of Lawrence and Eliza
beth Washington, ancestors of George
Washington, which he desires to have
deposited in the Washington monu
ment or the Smithsonian Institution.
Dr. Davies located the stone In the
churchyard at Wiltshire, and has final
ly overcome all obstacles to bringing
the relics to America. Mr. Kahn will
lay the matter before the authorities
here.
The Coat of War.
Washington, Feb. 6. Responding to
a senate resolution the secretary of
wnr reported yesterday the expendi
tures by the war department of the
$50,000,000 defense fund. The war de
partment expended $16,525,564, divid
ed among the different bureaus, the
principal amounts being: Ordnance,
$6,849,459: engineering. $5,576,083;
quartermaster's bureau, $1,987,427; pay
department, $1,477,872.
Called Statea Senator Bard.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 6. A Becret
freetlng of the Burns forces decided to
throw the entire Republican support
for the senatorohlp to Thomas R. Bard,
who received the caucus nomination.
This action of the Burns forces as
sures Bard's election to the United
States senate to succeed Stephen M.
White.
. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSEr
Wedneadny, Jnn. :tl.
The Independent Order of Foresters
has been placed In the hands of a re
ceiver. 'nllwenza Is rampant In Italy. The
qi;een is suffering slightly from the
pi nvnlllng disease.
Charles Franklin Dunbar, professor
ef political economy at Harvard col
lege, died In Cambridge.
The population of Porto Rica is plac
ed in the preliminary enumeration as
fi."i7,C79. The last census, taken in 1S87,
showed a population of 800,708.
The electric plant nnd laboratories
of the Bellaire lO. ) Steel works were
destroyed by fire, and 2.010 men are
thrown out of employment temporarily,
During a tornado un express train
on the New Foundland railroad was
lifted off the track and deposited in n
bog some distance away. Fire destroy
ed the colonial inn 1 1 for Canada and
the United States. Nobody was hurt.
'i'Iiurniln . Keli. I.
Porto Kii() is to have a delegate in
Contrast,
Roberts, Mormonlte, rejected by
congress, talks of suing for salary and
mileage.
The Naval Register discloses the
fact that Schley precedes Sampson two
numbers.
The Republican national committee
decides that state conventions should
nominate all presidential electors.
House elections committee No. 3, de
cided In favor of seating Wise, the con
testant, for the Second Virginia con
gressional district.
Senator Penrose yesterday introduc
ed a bill to make the proceeding!! of
the Grand Army of the Republic a
part of the public records of the Uni
ted States.
Friday, Feb, .
David 0. Watkins has been appoint
ed United States district attorney foi
New Jersey.
Rev. Madison ('. Peters, of New
York, is to join the Baptist church, as
he opposes infant baptism.
Fire in a parochial school In St.
Louis resulted in the death of Sister
Stanislaus and little Mary Foley.
In Glamorganshire, Wales, a young
woman has married her fifth husband
In 18 months, the first four having
died.
Julius Schroeter is under arrest In
New York, charged with securing
loans aggregating $68,000 on forged
Virginia bonds.
The Virginia Democratic legislative
caucus decided to order a vote on the
question of calling a convention to
frume a new constitution tor the slate.
.Hnturday, Feb. a.
The vote of trainmen on the Great
Northern Pacific railway has averted
the anticipated strike on that systi m.
Mr. Adalbert S. Hay, the United
States consul at Pretoria, left Lorenzo
Marques yesterday on his way to his
post.
George N. Wlswell, of Milwaukee,
has been selected as sergeant-at-urms
of the Philadelphia Republican con
vention. The conference of .miners and em
ployers at Indianapolis agreed on a
wage scale, thus averting a threatened
monster strike.
A partial strike of coal miners has
broken out In the Wurm district of
Germany, and it is thought thrs may
become general in that locality.
Walter L. Farnsworth, the bigamist,
was seitenceu at Chicago to five years
imprisonment and $1,00(1 fine, the ex
treme penalty. He complains thru the
papers charged him with having 40
wives, while he had "only eight."
Monday. Feb, A.
William Stanley Hazeltlne, the ma
rine artist, died in New York, aged 64.
Governor Poynter, of Nebraska, will
fight the rich cattlemen's proposal to
rent government lsnd to the highest
bidders.
Hon. R. J. Phelps, ex-minister to
England, ill with pneumonia at New
Haven, Is recovering.
Mrs. White, wife of the United
States ambassador at Berlin, Is con
lined to her bed with Influenza.
Rev. Booker Fox, one of the most
noted negro evangelists In the west,
died yesterday at Ottumwa, la., aged
104 years.
Fire In St. Ijuls destroyed nearly
four blocks, causing II, 500,000 to $2.
000,000 loss. Fireman Charles Mappes
was killed.
Arthur Sewall, who was candidate
for vice president with Bryan, pre
dicts the Nebraskan's renomination
and defeat.
In Buenos Ayres Saturday 102 sun
strokes were officially reported, 93 be
ing fatal. The temperature was 120
In the shade.
Tueaday, Feb. IS.
It Is reported in Peru that a cabinet
crisis is imminent.
South Carolina now ranks second in
the cotton mill industry.
The total number of men available
for military duty In the United States,
hut unorganized, is 10,343,150; aggre-
Uumor8 of trouble In the Venezuelan
cabinet give rise to the fear that an
other revolution in that much dis
turbed country Is Impending.
A wreck on the Western New York
and Pennsylvania railroad 15 miles
from Buffalo resulted in the death of
Engineer A. A. Parkhurst and serious
Injuries to Fireman John Conley.
TUB PRODCCB MARKKT1.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-Flour In light de
mand; winter superfine, l2.3tV32.60; Penn
sylvania roller, clear, t-1.llVU3.20; city mills,
extra, t2.50fa2.70. Rye flour quiet and
steady at t-1.15W3.30 per barrel. Wheat
steady; No. 2 red, spot, In elevator, "W
72c. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed, spot. In
elevator, 38& 3X'Ac ; No. 2 yellow, spot, in
elevator. lOIOc. Oats sold fulrly; No. 2
white, clipped. 3145i 32c. ; lower grades. 28
j30c. Hay Arm; choice timothy. S16.5U
for large bales. Beef firm; beef hams,
t22fi22.50. Pork firm; family. tUfcM.M.
Lard Arm; western steamed, 16.35. Ilut
ter firmer; western creamery, 21i26c.; do.
factory, 16W18'c. ; June creamery, 191j
23c.; imitation creamery, 174i22c; New
York dairy, WtiU'ic. ; do. creamery, 211t
26c.; fancy Pennsylvania prints Jobbing
at 2730c. ; do. wholesale, 26c. Cheese
Steady; fall made, fancy, large and small,
12013c.: late made, large, llftl2c.; do.
do., small, 12'12Vc. Eggs steady; New
York and Pennsylvania, 17c; western,
ungraded, at mark, 1417c; western, 17c.
Potatoes steady; Jersey, tl.251.62; New
York, $l.5o1.7H: Long Island. tl.Sofrt;
Jersey sweets, 8.2562.75. Tallow firm:
city, 6Hc; country. &i6e. Cottonseed
oil strong: . line crude, tSVic.
AN EX-CONSLL'S SECRET KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS.
I
Mr. Macrum Will Keep It For a
Few Days Longer.
HAS GONE TO HIS OHIO HOME,
Fnlle.l lit Meet Secretary liny and
Uhl Net Peel Inclined to Submit His
Mfkaaur lu Aaalaluut Seerrlnry
inn.
Washington. Feb, 6. Mr. Macrum
hns conic and gone, and the reason for
his leaving Pretoria when duty seemed
to demand bis presence at that capital
remains as deep a mystery as ever, and
must so remain probably for another
week. The cx-consui's appearance
was awaited at the state department
with interest. Just before noon yes
terday Representative Tayler, of whose
congressional district Mr. Macrum is a
resident, called at the department and
spent some lime In conference with As
sistant Secretary Hill, and was follow
ed late in the afternoon by Mr. Mp
crum, who i sine alone. Secretaiy
Hay. who bad an exhausting day. had
gone, so the eX-COnsul was obliged to
pay his respects to Dr. Hill. His stay
was short, about L'o minutes perhaps,
nnd be left Dr, Hill as much In the
dark as he had been before as to Mr.
Macrum's motive for leaving Pretoria.
Nor did It develop whether or not Mr
Macrum was the bearer of any mes
sage from Kruger. He did not mention
the subject to Dr, Hill.
Mr. Macrum said nothing as to his
reasons for appearing in Washington,
but asked that he be permitted to go
to his borne in East Liverpool, 0 . for a
few days to attend to sonic mutters or
business which were pressing, and to
rest. Dr. Hill bad no objection, and
Macrum left for Ohio last night He
promised to be l ack here soon, per
haps before the end of the present
week, and said lie then would make a
formal report to the state department.
As he left the state department Mr.
Macrum assured the newspaper men,
who stopped him. If he bad any state
ment at all to make to the press (and
he was not sure that he would)
he probably would make it public upon
his return to Washington, Some of
the persons here who are familiar with
his appearance when be first went out
to the Transvaal said that he looked
very much broken nnd lacked the vim
that formerly characterized him.
A OIRL'S AWFUL SUICIDR
Only Fifteen Tears Old. Her Path's
Opnoard Her Choice.
Albany, Feb. C. -Kate Farone, an
Italian girl, 15 years old, committed
suicide In a horrible manner at Me
ehanlcsvllle Sunday because her father
forbade her to marry Michael Rlccao.
She had two lovers, RiccSO and Fran
cesco Cervera. The two were at the
house Sunday, and u heated argument
ensued Suddenly the girl broke away
and nn upstairs. . A few moments af
ter a shot wus heard, and on nUMllBS
to the girl's room she was found dead.
She bad killed herself with u shotgun
owned by Cervera. She had seated her
self on the floor, raised the hammer of
one of the barrels and placed the muz
zle of the weapon against her abdo
men, Then she had hooked the ringed
end of a poker over the trigger and
exploded the gun, sending a charge
of bird shot through her body. The
Internal Injuries were frightful. The
casing enclosing the heart was rup
tured, and pieces of corset steel were
driven nearly through the body.
Porto Rleo I'ollcriunn Shot A merlcnn
Ponce, Porto Rico, Feb. 6. -During a
band concert on the plaza Sunday
evening native policemen arrested Jo
seph S. Bigelow, Jr , of Boston, on nc
count of leading a dog. At the jail.
It is alleged, the native police made
an attack on Bigelow, who was en
tirely unarmed. Finally Policeman
Angel Arlsmendl shot Bigelow in the
cheek, and then fled. The guards per
mitted him to escape, but stopped Fe
lix A. McCarthy, nn Amerlcnn. who
was hotly pursuing Arismendi. Resi
dent Americans are excited over the
affair, and claim that there have been
other cases of reckless and needless
shooting on the part of the policemen.
Arlsmendl and Chief of Police Simon
petrl were nrrested yesterday.
Schooner t'apalaed. Five Drowned.
Norfolk, Feb. fi. Collector of Cus
toms Hahn, at Newbern, N. C, has
been notified by R. E. Cox, captain of
the schooner Mary C. Ward, that his
vessel was capsized last week, and
Henry Credle, white, and Ed Mackey,
Squire Howard, Tom Collins and
Frank Morris, all colored, drowned,
Captain Cox nnd the two remaining
members of the crew were completely
exhausted when rescued.
Cnnarrraanian llnntelle Kenrly Well.
nangor, Me., Feb. 6. A letter re
ceived yesterday by the friends of Con
gressman Uoutelle convey the infor
mation that the physicians say his im
provement has been so marked that he
will be able to leave the sanitarium
in a few weeks, entirely recovered.
Two Trentlea Rntined.
Washington, Feb. 6. The senate in
executive session ratified The Hague
peace treaty, also the extradition
treaty with Argentine Republic. Hotli
were adopted without objection or di
vision. 1900 FEBRUARY 1900
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News Items of Interest From All
Farts of the State.
PHILADELPHIA BALLOT FRAUDS.
Three of the Fraudulent "Flection
Olllcera" fontlcteil hy a Jury Serl
o ii m IiIiinIoii of Natural til. m au
Oil Hamlet.
Philadelphia. Feb. 3. Samuel R
Marklcy and Joseph F. Hogan. white,
and Frank Taylor, alias Pierce, col
ored, were found guilty last night of
conspiracy to make a false count and
false return of votes cast at the No
vember election, last year, lu th-J
Twelfth division of the Fifth ward.
Marklcy was the assessor of the di
vision, and was charged with having
nearly a hundred fraudulent names
upon ills list of qualified voters The
other two men acted in the places of
the regularly elected election officers,
who were shown by the prosecution to
be myths. There were '1W1 votes re
turned as cast, of which t'.O were sup
posed to have been vouched for. but
many of the vouchers were shown
to be fraudulent. The prosecution
also showed that a large number of
persons whose names were on the
registry list had not voted, yet were
returned as having done so. II was
nlso shown that n number of votes
cast us Democratic nad been return
ed as Republican. The return of the
vote for Btnte treasurer made by these
election officers was: Harnett iRep.l.
247; Creasy i Hem ). 4.
Berloaa utuml (.a Bsplosfon,
Bradford. Pa., Feb. 5. Four persons
were seriously injured, one fatally
hurt and a hotel wrecked by a natural
gas explosion at Rew City, an oil bim
let in this vicinity. Saturday niuht.
Has from a broken pipe connection had
collected under the floor. A youth
lighting a cigarette ignited the gas,
which had worked up through a crnck.
The explosion that followed threw the
occupants of the room in various di
rections. Walter Williams was hurled
ngalnst the celling with terrific force.
He has since been unconscious, nnd
will not recover. Concussion of the
brain, bruises and lacerations all over
his body comprise bis Injuries. The
front portion of the hotel was blown
out and the Interior wrecked.
'lcrRman Itealatied hy lleiineaf.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 6. Rev. Perry
,1, Robottom has resigned as rector
i f St James' Episcopal church. Some
lime ngo the vestry requested his
n dgn-'tlon, alleging that his useful
ni ' i to the church was at an end. The
minister has been given unpleasant
notoriety through his alleged relations
with a young woman parishioner. This
scandal, however, vestrymen of the
church declare did not Influence their
action, which they said was induced
by his extensive Indebtedness to
trft (... on, Including liquor dealers.
Charted With Infanttelile.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 3. Lena Koeh
ler, u young single woman of this city,
was arrested last night on n charge of
murdering an infant child of hei sister
Maggie, also single. The child wa
born Thursday night, and apparently
was healthy. Yesterday when the at
tending physician called at the house
the women said it had died of convul
sions, and that they had given it to t
man to bury. When officers went to
the house the women produced the
dead child. The mother will also b
arrested.
Dividend For Iliadlnc Stockholder.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.- The executive
committee of the Rending company
(the official title of the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad system) yester
day agreed to recommend to the board
of directors that a semi-annual divi
dend of 1 -2 per cent he declared on the
first preferred stock of the company
payable March 8. This is the first div
idend declared on the preferred stock
since 1893. There has been no divi
dend on the common stock since 1876.
Hot Mnrdered In I'ullndelnhin.
Philadelphia, Feb. 5. A 12-year-old
boy named Hugh Dugan was found
dead late Saturday night with his
skull crushed and about a dozen other
wounds on the head. The police arrest
ed Charles Welsenborn, aged 1&
years, employed as a baker near
the dead boy's home, on suspicion of
knowing something In regard to flu
gnn's death. Pagan's mother declares
that Welsenborn had threatened to kill
her son. Welsenborn has confessed.
Two Batombed In n Mine.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Feb. 6. Camel
Popa. of Bibervate, and John Trivas. of
Efatleton, were entombed In Oakdale
colliery yesterday by a fall of rock. It
Is believed that both are dead. The
men, with others, were at work near
the gangway when thousands of tons
of rock caved In without warning. Sev
eral other miners had narrow c;capes
Popa leaves a wife and four children
Trivas was unmarried.
Reauiueil After Two Yearn- Idlenraa
Hollidaysburg, Pa., Feb. 5. Thr
Hollldaysburg Iron and Nail company,
after two years' idleness, resumed
operations this morning. Philadelphia
capitalists have assumed control and
will operate the Hollidaysburg hosiery
factory. The two plants employ 300.
PKWSVI.V IA "KWfl HHKVITIES.
John Bherer, nf Philadelphia, in n fit
of Jealousy, "hot his wife and killed him
self. Fire hcisses of the Philadelphia and
Reading mines huve hud their wages
raised jr. a month.
Charles Tyng. of Wllkesbnrre. who
mysteriously disappeared from Cuba, hap
been located in Mexico.
The employes of Sh:imokln's silk mill
are working 15 hours u day. A hundrec
additional hands have been employed.
John Cook, a Philadelphia Are en
gine driver, was thrown from his en
gine and killed by collision with a street
car.
Augusto Morel and Antonio Robert, an
archists who wounded Policemen Kays
and Snyder in Scranton last July, are
under nrrest In Montreal.
William Pasco, 52 years old, broke
through the Ice while skating on thf
BchuylklU at Philadelphia, and waa.
drowned. His daughter was rescued un-,
conscious.
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