PONGE SWEPT BY I IlCft
500 LIVES LOST.
On Hundred Thousand Persons are Stirring
from famine- Gen. Davis Requests
Aid -Root's Appeal.
The terrible hurricane which swept
over Torto Itleo Inst Tuesday caused
the donth of 5no persons, and the prop
erty loss Is enormous.
Tho storm struck Ponce Tuesday
morning nt 9 o'cl ick and li.stod two
hours. It rnm finm the northeast,
ponce wns flooded Ht midn'pht, ami at
leant 300 persons wrre drowned. Two
hundred bodies, mostly those of poor
people nml Including many Ihlldtvn.
have boon reenxerod. Hundreds of
buildings were t. -strayed.
A report hns been received at the
war tlppifrtir.pnt from nn officer at S.-in
Junn, I'orto Uloo. estimating thnt the
number of killed amount to fi'it). The
snino nflU-or says n ety soil jus con
dition of nlYiilis exists nt l'om.
The following dispatch addressed to
Men. Fchwnn wus received nt the war
department:
"Han Junn d' I'orto llloo, Aug. 10.
"My potintry Is devastated. For
Oral'i sake help tin:
CAPT. l.I'OOVINA."
I.tiKOVlna is one of the !'.rti It puna
whom Gen. Hchwun mil durlnK the
campaign.
Tho wiir department received n ra
blegrnm from Din. lav 8 giving tullor
dotnlls of the damage di n- In I'.irtn
RIpo by the hurricane. Gen. li.nis
says a famine Is Impondilg and asks
authority to issue rations to the di 8
tltute. The iiusshko nays:
"Later reports show that the hur
ricane wim far more severe In Inter
ior and southern part of the Island
than here. Pntn for estimate of num
ber of l'orton lilonns who huvp lost
everything are deflrlent. but 1 am forc
ed to believe the number on the Island
ran not fall below loo.ooo snuls. and
famine Is impending. 1 ask that 2.
500,000 pounds of lice and beans, equal
quantities of each, be Immediately
shipped on transport to Ponce. Some
here. Urgent appeals to all post com
manders for food for the destitute.
Am 1 authorized to relieve distress by
food l!".ues? Klce and bians only de
sired. "There have been many death of na
tives by fulling wads. So fnr only one
soldier reported dangerously Injured.
Several towns reported entirely dem
olished. As yet have reports from on
ly four ports. Complete destruction of
all barracks nt two, and at two others
one company of each had barracks
destroyed. Troops are In canvas. No
reports yet from the largest ports.
Ponce and Mnyngiios, hut th : w le In
the vortex of the storm. At least half
of the people In I'orto Kleo subsist en
tirely on fruit and vegetables, and
storm has entirely destroyed this
source of supply."
APPKAL FOTt IIKT.P.
The war department Monduy took
prompt nicnures for the relief of the
hurricane sufferers In Porto Pico,
When the press dispatches and (!en.
Davis' ndvlets made known the extent
of the disaster steps were Immediately
taken to send supplies nnd the trans
port Mcpherson was ordered put In
readiness to sail (mm Now York In a
few days. She will carry rations and
other necessaries.
Secretary of War Hoot has s-nt an
appeal to the mayors of all cities of
more than lr.O.ooo population.
The following dispatch received by
the war department from lion. Davis
Monday, says:
"San .limn, P. Tt. T.. via ITaytl:
One-fifth of tno dwellings In the Is
land are totilly destroyed, and their
owners nre without 'any shelter what
ever, or any food, beyond what has
bepn saved from the debris. The coffee
crop and most of the trees are ruined,
and thus reliance for support Is cone.
Oreat many thousands of cattle ore
drowned and the debris enrrlert do n by
the rivers Is strewn over the ocean
with the wreck of the storm and the
dead bodies of animals.
"The deaths from falling walls and
drowning will number more than a
thousand, and may be several times
this number.
"The supplies ordered sent hy the
government will help much, but will
last only for a few days, while destitu
tion must continue for many weeks, or
some months, until the bananas grow
up from the ground, for which five
months at least are required. Cheap
cotton clothing is also needed for
thousands rushed naked from their
dwellings at night when the gale broke
Medicines are also needed most press
Ingly, especially quinine and other
simple medicines.
"I estimate that at least 1,000 tons of
food well be required weekly for several
weeks.
"While I have not yet full data T re
peat the estimate that at lenst lon.noo
people are homeless and destitute. Re
lief ration proposed, one pound of food
per day, composed of seven ounces of
beans, seven ounces of rice and two
ounces of codfish. In addition to the
food ordered by the McPherson I ask
that 2.Fi(iO tons, above proportions,
should be shipped next week.
"I hope the charitable people of the
states will contribute food, clothes,
medicines and money,
DAVIS."
PLAGUE OF BUGS.
Indiana Cities Overrun With weetlos and
Crickets.
A plague of bluck beetles, resembling
tho old-fashioned "pinching; bus,"
swarmed In Indianapolis Monday night,
appearing in countless numbers wher
ever electric lights were burning. The
lights at Monument square were shut
down In consequence, and at other
points they were so numerous as to
setlously Interfere with the usuul street
traffic.
There Is a veritable plo'iue of crickets
In Wabash. Ind., and vicinity. Thp an
noying Inserts come In swarms, cover
ing the street nnd invading stores and
residences.
Reoudiated a Bill.
Augustus Conk, wus sent by hi
employer, an Ice dealer, to collect a
bill from Andrew McNabb of New
York. There wus a dispute over the
bill, McNabb repudiating It alto
gether. As the boy was leaving the
house, a pistol shot was fired at him
and the bullet lodged In Us back. Mc
Nabb was arrest d and a revolver with
one empty chamber was found In Ills
possession. The wounded boy la In a
critical condition,
Soldiers (or the Philippines.
A statement prepared at the war de
partment shows that by October 22
there will be at Manila or on Dim ivay
to the Philippines 4 OuO men. They will
all reuch the island before tho begin
ning; of the dry season. Tho troops to
be sent trom thU country are 10 regi
ments of volunteers, amounting to 1.1,
00 men; leerults for 'skeleton regl
nients (rsanizrd in the Philippines, 1.
HHI; recruits for regulars, 3.600; eight
troops Third cavalry, 63; marines, 400.
Vp to October 22 tliero will sail from
the Pacific coast 17 transports with a
carrying capacity of fliiS officers und 17,
70 men. which will Include nearly all
the organixations above named.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
The pension roll Is deorlna;.
Pensions cost the government $1S8,
2S3.0J3 last year.
Smallpox was found In Allegheny.
Pa., and four homes were quarantined.
The Mexican forces hnd a brush with
the Ynqtil Indians, and the latter had
107 killed.
The Oregon regiment was mustered
out of service at Pan Francisco last
Tuesday.
Andrew Cnrnegle hns given 10.000
to found n public library at Kelghhy,
Yorkshire, In Knglnnd.
Sttlkern nt Chattanooga, Tenn.,
mobbed non-union motormen on ihe
street cars last Sunday.
Oen. Mronko's method of coundiiet
Ing tbe nfTnlrs of Cuba Is not giving
the best of satisfaction In Washington.
Cleveland street car siiikevs attempt
ed to lynch a non-union motorm.in last
Sunday, but a policeman held the mob
at bay.
K ho Prown, of Arnlto City, 1a was
killed by White Caps a few days ngo.
A Serbs of climes were charged
against him.
Whltcenps mo ahiis'.nir negrnr nt
Fulton. Ky and nrd-r them to leave
the county. The negroes thus treated
are land owners.
The Keynolds nnd Wright factions
In Kentucky have decided to settle
their disputes In the courts nnd have
Itlven up their arms.
Oermnn embolics nt a meeting In
Chicago d 'liounced the American sold
iers for desecrating the Catholic church
es in the Philippines.
When (Ion. Torres, of Mixleo, learn
ed that his nephew hnd been killed
by Indians he orderd Ml Indians whom
he held as prisoners shot.
Lisxle MacNIehol. the opera singer,
died suddenly nt Chocorua, N. It., from
over-exertion, following the rescue of a
millionaire's: valuables from a fire.
Kdwnrd Krnntwuist, of New York,
ill tind despondent, killed himself In
tie presence of his wife and children
Inst Thursday with a butcher knife.
Piqued because he could not gain ad
mission to his son's house, Joseph Wor
ling. a Verona, Pa., laborer, went Into
a back alley and sent a bulbH through
his brain.
John W. Anderson, formerly Junior
clerk In Molson's hank. In Wlnnepeg.
Manitoba, hns been arrested charged
with stealing S2.0o0 from the branch
here in October last.
Mrs. Kronmnnn, of New York, was
found murdered In her home a few
days ago. The police are holding her
husband, who. It Is snld. has been very
attentive to other women of bite.
Charles J. Miller, of New York, com
mitted suicide In the presence of his
mother last Thursday. Ills father
died a few weeks ago and the son was
disinherited because of his wild habits.
Dr. Holland, of Pittsburg, Is now ex
huming nt Laramie. Wyo.. the bones
of an Immense fossil d!nofur. 60 feet
In length. The skeleton will h p'aced
111 tho Cnrnegle museum at P.ttshurg.
Hev. Dr. Joslnh Strong, of New
York, Is dead, killed by the cilticlsm
ot those who did not favor his action
In marrying Mrs. Sloane and Perry
Helnioiit a few hours after the wont
un's divorce.
In nnswer to Inquiry Oen. Otis has
signified thnt ho would like to have
about loo.ooo ennrgency rations In
wrappers for fear the army In the Phil
ippines should move l evond a point of
Immediate transportation.
A son testified against J. I(. Smith
nt Mldillesbori), Ky., and he was placed
In an insane asylum. Now two other
sons testify in their father's favor
and he will be released. The first s in
wished to be lid of the old man,
The National Caket Company, of
New York, commonly known aa the
Collin Trust, has acquired full title and
possession of the manufacturing plant
and really of the Chicago Collin Com
pnny, the consideration being 80,000.
W. T. Coleman, an ensign on the
bnttle-shlp Iowa, attempted suicide
lust Saturday, but failed. He was to
be court-martialed for Intoxication.
A floating dock nt Manila will bp
built by the government at a cost of
tl.0o0.0u0.
AMERICANS AID FILIPINOS.
Compelled to Throw Overboard $13,000 Worth
cl Stores.
The t'niteil States i anspe.it Ccntrn
nlul arrived nt S.in Francisio Monday
from Manila, after En excltlmr, round
trip. She narrowly missed a couple
of typhoons, was ashore on a coral
reef, whfre the entire crew barely es
caped capture at the hands of the
Filipinos; one of the sullr.rs was killed
by a parting hawser, and one of tho
quartermasters was stabbed by a ne
gro cook. Because of the stabbing
Charles Wilson, of the Centennial's
gallery sn(T, arrived In Irons, while
Hn-man Brevey, th? transport's quar
termaster, must go to a hospital.
During the lightening process neces
sary to get the Centennial off the reef
near Manila, on her outward trip, a
quantity of government stores to the
value of IIS.Oihi had to be Jettisoned,
and were eagerly appropriated by the
Filipinos, who swarmed ubout the r"f
nnd made more than one attack for
the purpose of capturing the vessel
und crew.
AN INDIGNANT JUDGE.
Scores Prison Officers lor Placing Boy In
Solitary Confinement.
After rebuking the ndmlnlstrntlon of
the John Worthy school ut the house
of correction and characterising its of
ficials as "brutal, cruel and unfit for
the positions they hold," Judge Hune
cy, of the Juvenile court, Wednesday
held P.edinnnd Lyons, a guard, to the.
grund Jury In the sum of $500 on a
charge of assultlng Ray Stewart, a 12-year-old
prisoner at the Institution.
Lyons gave bond,
Lyons and Superintendent Sloan, of
the school, clnlmed Stewart was an un
ruly youngster, nnd admitted that he
had "been sentenced to three days'
solitary confinement In a dark cell.
This Ineci sed Judge Hanecy still more.
"This Is the mimt outrageous thing I
ever heard of," he suid. "The Idea of
sentencing a boy 12 years old to soli
tary confinement for three days in a
dark cell Is almost beyond belief. That
such a thing should exist is a com
mentary on civilization In Chicago.
You are incompetent to be superinten
dent: the men under you are brutal and
should be removed. If there was a
chargo against you I would hold you
over to the grand Jury."
Dr. Mahreineke, the prison physi
cian, came In for a share of the court's
criticism, and was told he was "no
better than the rest."
Japan's Progress.
Japan's Importations have grown In
the past five years from 88 207,172 yen
to 277.G02.PiU yen. Meantime her ex
ports have grown from 89 712.864 yen In
18V3 to 165.7jJ.752 yen In 1898. The ex
ports have doubled and the imports
trlbled during this periud.
Italian, Papers Angry.
The Paulo Romano of Rome says
that the American In Cuba are Imita
ting the worst features of Spanish
rule there und r soDiooriailng the
revenues.
DREYFUS THRILLS IHE rllU
FACES HIS ACCUSER.
Gen. Mercler Gives Hit Testimony and It
H.ssed Ei-Presldenl Caslmer-Perler-Tes-titles
Revolutionists Arrested.
Cnslmlr-Pcrler, ex-President of
France, testified In behalf of Dreyfus
at the public trial held In ltennes last
Saturday.
Caslmir-l'erler, with emotion, denied
all the false testimony thnt drew him
in nnd that convicted lUeyfus.
"For the honor of the magistracy
and the honor of France," the ex-Pres-Ident
eminlmed In ringing voice, "I
feel compelled to speak the truth In
defense of an Innocent man."
Again he said with feeling to the
president of the rourt-mnrtbil:
"I have sworn to tell the truth. I
now place myself nt your disposal. 1
will answer any questions. My sole
desire Is to nsslst In a search for the
truth."
Alter bellg sworn the ex-President
was asked by the Judge, Colonel Jou
aust to tell the truth In the Dreyfus
affair.
CiiHlmlr-Peiier In n loud voice said:
"Monster le President. You nsk me
to speak the truth nnd nil the truth.
I have sworn to do It. 1 will not leave
thin place without siiying all. I In
tend to do this, not because I can add
anything useful to whnt I have already
said, but out of respect to my con
science and the judges, and to take
the opinion ot men of good faith. I
will not leave this place until I have
left an unalterable conviction that I
know nothing which might throw light
on the case and that 1 have said all
I know."
The former President then repeated
the evidence he had given befor the
Court of Cassation.
Various questions were then asked
M. CaBlmlr-Perler by the assistant
Judge and M. Demang on the subject
of Captain Lebrun-llennud's state
ment that Dreyfus had confessed to
him, and the witness said emphatic
ally that he never bad from Captain
Lehrun-Kcnaud any communication
such as a confession dining the Cap
tain's visit to him.
M. Casimlr-Perler gave his evidence
with a blanched face, but In the de
termined tone of a mnn w ho maintains
every word uttered, w hich Insp red
confidence In his words.
After the ex-Presldonl's testimony
Cieneral Mercler, the chief accuser,
was brought Into the court room.
Mercler presented a document to be
read by the clerk, which proved to be
the alleged Dreyfus letter concerning
the nllegeil engagement enieren inio
with M. Caslmlr-Peiier, which the bit
ter had so hotly denied.
At the end of his e Idence Oencrnl
Mercler said he believed that the only
motive of Dreyfus' treason was that
Dreyfus had no feeling of patriotism.
This cruel utterance brought forth
hisses from the audience, whose blood
had been sent up to fever heat by tbe
witnesH' savage ntlacks on Dreyfus.
Cienernl M.srclor. not heeding the
hisses, terminated by remarking:
"If the least doubt crossed my mind,
gentlemen, I would be the first to de
clare It to you and sny to you, Captain
Dreyfus, 1 am mistaken, but In good
faith."
Then Dreyfus electrified his hearers.
He Jumped to his feet ns though the
words had gnlvnnmed him Into neiv llfii
and shouted with a voice which re
sounded through the hall like a trumpet
note:
"Thit Is what you onght to say."
The audience hurst Into a wild cheer,
whereupon the ushers called for slle-tice.
Oencrnl Mercler then stammered:
"I would come and say, "Captain
Dreyfus, I was mistaken in good faith,
nnd I come with the same good faith
to admit it, nnd I wlil do nil in human
power to repair the frightful error.' "
The prisoner then shouted:
"Why don't you, then? That la
your duty!"
At this point there was another burst
of applause. General Mereiec, after a
pause, when the excitement was partial
ly calmed, said:
"Well, no. My conviction since 1R94
has not suffered the slightest weaken
ing.. It is fortified by the deoHst study
of the dossier and also by the inanity
of the means resorted to for the pur
poe of proving the innocence of tho
condemned man of 1RM, In spite of tho
evidence accumulated and in splto of
the millions of money expended."
Colonel Jouaust then said:
"Have you finished?"
Oencrnl Mercler replied: "Yes."
Then followed & thrilling demonstra
tion against General Merrli r. As he
turned to leave the court the audience
rose en masse and hissed and cursed
him. those at the back of tho court
standing on chairs ami benches In order
to better hound him down. The gen
darmes placed themselves between the
General and the audience, which show
ed a strong disposition to maltreat the
former Minister of War.
The excitement In the Dreyfus case
throughout France la Intense, but it
has been overshadowed by the start
ling arrest of almost a score of Na
tionalist leaders. Among them were
M. Paul Deroulede, founder of the
League of Patriots and a member of
the Chamber of Deputies for the An
gouleme division of Charente. . A
number of members of the Anti-Semite
and Patriotic Leagues were also ar
rest 'd. A semi-official note reads us
follows:
"A certain number of nrrests were
mude as the result of a magisterial in
quiry and by virtue of article 80, of
the penal code, regarding a conspiracy
organized for the purpose of accom
plishing a change in the form of gov
ernment" WHITECAPS FRIGHTEN A WITNESS.
Beaten and Threatened With Death He Fails
to Appear at a Trial.
George Henson of Paradise Valley,
near Chinook, on Milk liver, is the vic
tim of the first whitecap outrage In
Montana. He was to have been a wit
ness against tho defendant In an assault
case ut Chinook Saturday morning.
Seven men, masked In white, called
about midnight Friday night at his
house, enticed him out and beat him
half to death. They then put a rope
u round him and threw him Into the
river, dragging him out oguln and again
until he promised not to testify. They
then left, threatening to kill him if he
showed up at the trial the next day.
When the case was called and Henson
failed to appear Investigation brought
out this story. Henson has apparently
left the country ftir good.
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Hlchai'd Croker has returnde from
Europe.
There are 150,000 Tammany demo
crats In New York city.
Rev. H. H. Bashor of Waterloo. la.,
will likely be nominated by the Demo
crats of Iowa fur governor.
The ovei throw of trusts and Imperial
ism will be the platform upon which
Democrats will most likely agree.
Thomas D. Reed has returned from
Paris but will neither, affirm nor deny
that ho has resigned from oongruaa.
WILL RECEIVE PENSIONS.
Pennsylvania Rallroads't New Plan to Become
Effective Ian. t New Employes Must
Be Under SS Years ot Age.
The Pennsylvania rallrond proposes
to tnntrlbute S12V0O0 annually in p n
slonlng Its employes.
The age limit for adtnlsnlon to the
company's service, In the light of the
pension plsn, hns been fixed at 35 years.
After January l no man over that age,
nnd no mar. who can not pass n re
quired physical examination, will bo
employed.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad
puts Its pension plan Into notion nn the
first of the new year It will affect 7.",
Oofl men, employes of the lines on this
system east of Pittsburg nnd F.rle.
The pension found will be a distinct
provision by tho company from Its
own funds, but Its relation to the exist
ing employes' relief reorgan sailon will
be so Intimate that It may nppiar Ilk -an
auxiliary feature.
Hy contributing the money nccsBiy
for the operation of the pension fund
Ihe company will be rellevid from any
further payments on "conipnny rebel"
that Is, carrying with Its own money
relief fund members who have been on
the sick list more thnn one yenr, and
w ho are, In ronsequeiice, entitled to no
further relief fund benefits.
Retirements will be both voluntary
nnd Involuntary. All employes 70
yours old and over will be considered
ns having attained the maximum ago
limit for active service, and will be
placed upon the pension fund roll,
while those whose ages range from 65
to 69 years, and who. In the opinion of
the fund administrators, have become
physically dlsqual.th d or otherwise
permanently Incnpiuitnted nttcr 30
years or more service, may b either
voluntarily vr arbitrarily retired and
pensioned.
. -om embe rsso d clone e1rn,IIM2fl
The pension allowance to such retir
ed employes will be determined ns fol
lows: For ench yenr of service a fixed
percent urn of the average regu'.nr pay
for a specified period Immediately pr.
ceding retirement, with a fair mini
mum monthly allowance.
The conipnny will grant to members
of the relief fund, who may be retir
ed, an additional allowance on a fixed
basis In proportion to the amount they
contributed while members of the re
lief fund, so that each member retired
by the company will receive this nd
Htlonnl allowance from the Interest on
the surplus of the operations of that
fund.
In addition to this, the relief fund,
through Its Advisory Committee, pro
poses to amend the regulations of the
fund to mnke general provision for all
Its members, so thnt In case of sick
ness or disability benefits on account
thereof will be continued at one-hulf
fates, Irrespective of the duration.
The company pays the expenses nnd
provides for any deficiency In the re
lief fund. The relief fund Is co-operative
and Is supported jointly by the
employes and the conipnny.
Hence, when the rollremnt age Is
reached, the compnny will give lis old
employes a superannuation nllownnco
on a fixed basis In proportion to the
amount they contributed while mem
bers of the relief fund.
tin the first of January next 77!5 will
he placed on the pension rolls by com
pulsion. Of this number 672 will b 70
years old or over, and Incapacitated
from work. There nre more than S 000
men now employed by the company
who ore 60 years old or over; l.fiao have
paused their 65th year, nnd 775 are
more than 70 years old. Fifty men are
beyond 80, and are still working for tho
railroad.
DREYFUS' COUNSEL SHOT.
Assassin Attempts the Lile ol M. Laborl- Wr,
On His Way to Court.
Two men ambushed Mnltre -nbori.
counsel for Dreyfus, and no shot win
fired, hitting Laborl In the, back. M.
ljiliorl fell In the roadway.
Ma lire Litis, rl left his house nt lten
nes alone for the court at about 6
o'clock Monday morning. HIh resi
dence Is situated in the suburbs of the
town, about a quarter of an hour's
walk from the I.yeee, the route b-liiK
along a solitary road beside the river
Vllalne.
He had reaehrd a point hnlf way on
his Journey when two men, who had
evidently been lying In wait for him,
rushed out of a narrow lane and one
of them fired a single shot from a re
olver. The murderers were only a
couple of yards behind their victim,
and the bullet struck Mnltre Labor! in
the back. The wounded man uttered
nn agonised cry and fell fiat on his
fnce. Tho murderers immediately lied
through the lane from which they had
emerged, and both escaped.
The bullet entered the stomach nnd
there was no outward bleeding. The
Ph, sl( Inns believe M. Lubini will dio
from the wound.
$55,000 Raised In One Day.
At the Christian Alllnflce convention
held at Old Orchard Sunday, Rev. A.
U. Simpson raised $55,000 for foreign
missions. The greater part of the num
was raised during tho forenoon serv
ice, hut a second collection wus taken
In the afternoon, and pledges contin
ued to como In at the evening meet
ing. TO STOP FILIBUSTERING.
Captain Gives Up a Bond lor Supplying Fili
pinos With Arms.
John Goodnow, consul general of tho
United States at Shanghai, has render
ed a decision as referee In consul court
which will be of importance during the
continuance of the war in the Philip
pines. The case was In relation to tbe
steamer Abbey, charged with tuking
arms from Canton to Luzon. The
owners of the vessel gave a bond that
the ship should bind the arms purchas
ed at Singapore, but she -did not do so.
The bond was demanded by the Chinese
customs authorities. Mr. Goodnow
holds that it must be paid. It Is gen
erally conceded that tho decision will
ttop filibustering In Chinese waters.
Three Americans Killed In Battle.
A reconnoisance Sunday by troops of
General Samuel M. I). Young's brigade.
In the Philippines, with the object of
discovering the whereabouts of the
enemy near San Mateo, northeast of
the San Juan reservoir, anout 10 miles
from Manila, resulted In the occupation
of San Mateo.
The American loss was 3 killed and
13 wounded. Including a lieutenant of
the Twenty-first Inf. ui try.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers
will be mustered out at Sun Fiunei.co
August 22.
It is said that Oen. Brooke in Cuba
has been ordered to prevent any fili
bustering expedition In Jlmlnei's inter
ests leaving the Island.
Secretary Root of the War Depjrt
ment contemplates the formation of five
more volunteer regiments after the 13
now being organised are completed,
The Haltlon government has author
ised the erection of un American
uuttoroloaical station at Cape Hul'leu.
HUDDLED TOGETHER TO KEEP WKRai
CRUISER BRINGS RELIEF.
Inhabitants ol Allou Island Found In Straight
ened Circumstances- Children Paitlally
Naked Natives Contented.
A letter from Capt. Slamm of the re
venue cutter Grant, now with the seal
ing pntrol n Hi ring sen, relates thnt
the Inhabitants of Attou Island were
found by him In straitened circum
stances, but In no dnnger of starvation.
The Inhnbltnnts, numbering 7.123 men
nnd 50 women nnd children were in a
Pitiable condition. Mnny of the ehll
tlren were partially naked and the
Women were but little better off. All
were depending for bodily warmth upon
the common practice of huddling five
or six together In their "Imrnbasers" or
native huts.
The only fuel on the Island Is a scant
supply of dry wood. The crew of the
Grant gnve the people nil their spare
i billing. The people nre suffering from
a lack of salt. This resulted In much
sickness and the physician of the Grant
Wns kept busy dispensing medicines.
The Grnnt furnished Hie Innnhltnnts.
rations. They have a supply of fish,
roots and berries.
Attou Islnnd hns In time past been
famous ns a source of blue fox ..kins
nnd fortunes have been mndo In t'nr
trnlllc, but the traders and not the
nntlves hnve mtde the money. The
foxes have been killed and tho pop
ulation Is diminishing. The remaind
er are, strange to sny, quite contented
with their lot. never having known any
thing better, nnd cilng to the blonk.
frozen Islnnd which hardly affords them
a means of sustenance, and which is
often the scene of furious enrthqunkos
and landslides.
While cruising In Tiering sea the
Grant hnd two objects In view a search
for any survivors of the lost stenmer
Pelican, nnd the study of ocean cur
rents In Herlng sea and vicinity, for
which purpose bottles were thrown
overboard containing Instructions to
the finders to forward them to Wash
ington. Ten sealing vessels were on the
ground when Capt. Slamm wrote and
ihe arrival of about ten more was ex
pected. DEAD OR ALIVE.
American Volunteer Wanted tor Murdering Two
Officers.
Two police officers were killed at
Henver, Col., the other morning by a
recruit belonging to Company L, Thirty-fourth
volunteer Infantry, now sta
tioned nt Ft. Logan. Three soldiers
had been raising a disturbance In
Louis Kllpfei's subs. n dining the
night. Ollber Tom Clifford came upon
the no-n at the corner of lllnke and
Twentieth streets. He was about to
accost tbe soldiers when one of the
men turned upon him nnd. placing the
nui7.xl of n revolver t i his bieast, sent
n bullet through his heart. Clifford
died almost Immediately.
All tne soldiers tneii started to run,
but two were overtaken and captured.
The one that did the shooting, how
ever, continued running, with Ollb-cr
V. K. Griffith on a bh yd- In pursuit.
On Sixteenth street the olllcer saw the
man running for a viaduct. He shot
lit him twice, the soldkr returning
the fire, mortally wounding Griffith.
Ho died a few minutes later.
The entire police and detective forces
of the city were sent out after the
mini, nnd the country for miles around
has been patrolled, without yielding
any trace of the double muni' ivr. The
mime of the man who did the killing
whs Wellington C. Llewellyn, and hi
camp from Globe, Alis. A rewnrd hus
been oflcrcd for him dead or ulive.
CUT OF 70 PERcFnT.
Workmen at Johnstown, Pa., Suffer a Largo
Reduction In Wages.
The stralghteners and holdups who
i.re employed nt the beam yard of the
Cambria Steel Company at Johnstown,
Pa., were notified thnt, taking effect
Momluy morning, their wages will be
reduced so thnt the stralghteners will
receive between $3 and 14 per day und
the holdups will reet ive on nn average
of $1.50 per elay. The straight) ncrs on
tonnage rates have been making fn m
Hit to $17 per duy and Ihe holdups
about $U per day. It will thus be seen
that the reduction Is on the basis of
from 75 to 80 per cent., whicdi the
workmen dcclure Is a record breaker
in the history of tho operation of the
Cnmbrla works.
Mother Drunk, Children Starving.
Four children deaertcd by their
mother were found almost starved In a
vae-niit house nt Philadelphia last Wed
nesday. The oldest is 11 years nnd thj
youngest 11 months of age. The woman,
Mary Faulkner, abandoned them five
days ago when she receive-d 1100 from
her husband, who is a traveling sales
man, and wns away, with instructions
to take them to Atlantic City. In
stead of doing this she nnd Theresa
Krogan spent tho money for liquur.
Theresa was sent to prison for 11 days.
A Steady Revenue.
Kx-tTnlted States Senator Roger Q.
Mills has Just sold a part of his oil
land farm, near Corsleana, Tex., for
ir.42.000. A number of big producing
oil wells are included In the purchase.
Senator Mills re-tains a big portion of
the farm, on which are located many
nil wells that are bringing him in a
princely revenue dally.
Amorlcan Wheat Slighted.
Austrlen Counsel Mortens, who fa
acting I ' ' Jd States consul at Valen
cia, reports that notwithstanding a
shortage In the Spanish wheat crops
there Is a decrease In Importations of
wheat from the United States and
there have been trial importation
from Australln and British India,
CABLE FLASHES.
Emperor William will rny Victoria a
week's visit in Novembor.
Kngland propon-s to build the largest
and most complete warship In tho
world.
F.mperor William, it Is said, has de
cided to assent to tho resolutions of the
pence conference.
There Is talk of an alliance between
Argentine, Brazil and Chile against
the United States.
Admiral Cervera has published a de
fense in which he shows that long be
fore the war he predicted Spain's de
feat. It Is announced that under the will
of llaroneBs Nathaniel Itotnsehlld tho
Louvro will receive her splendid collec
tion of pictures.
It Is proposed, after the close e.f the
Paris exposition next year, to open an
American exhibition either In Moscow
or St. Petersburg.
Rebels hud a fight with the Dominican
government forces, and the latter loitt
IS men. The cause of Jlmines, aspirant
to the presidency, gathers strength
hourly.
ICnglish manufacturers are agitated
over the manner In which Americuns
take contracu away from them. A
parliamentary report shows that thu
Americans build better and deliver
mure promptly.
LARGE FUND RAISED.
Cleveland Business Men Determined That
Order Shall Be Restored Mayor Jonsa
Addresses tho Strikers.
Five hundred business men of Cleve
Innd held an antl-boyrott meeting last
Friday In the chamber of commerce
rooms. A fund of 110,000 was started
to ferret out the criminals who ere
dynamiting cars and creating discord
In the city. In n few minutes' time
not less than $5,000 was subscribed and
the rest of the amount will be fully
made up In n few days.
The meeting wns largely attended,
nnd it was a representative one in
every respect. Millions of dollars were
represened In the men present. Vigor
ous speeches denouncnlg the boycott,
strike disturbances snd disorder were
made by J. G. W. t.'owles and James
H. Hoyt. In thlr addresses they
called attention to the lawless acts
which hnve terrorised the public, and
upheld the course of Mayor Farley in
bis measures to suppress disorder. They
said It Is time for reputable cltlzes to
unite nnd restore peacp, quiet and
safety to the city. A committee of five
wns then- selected to bring about law
ful conditions. A demand for a United
States army military post In Cleveland
was unanimously made nnd steps were
tnken to Increase the police force of
the city.
At the strikers' . plcnle, held at
Poenlo Park Thursday, Mayor S. H.
Jones, of Toledo, was the guest of
honor and orator of the day. In his
address the mayor said:
"We nre In an epidemic of labor trou
bles, strikes, lockouts and boycotts,
nffr-otlng widely sepnrted portions of
our country; nnd ns widely diversified
imie:mri!ti inierenis uimiuu iiir. imej,
the condition miiy be fitly charncterls-
a,, mnnv i. .. v h . invr'iii . . m ..hi. n
both aides hnVA Ml rlirht to fight.
i nni nor nere w in n iniiii iu
scttllnir the dirflculv In Cleveland alone.
I am here to urge, to plead for and to
propose a remedy that Is a sovereign
and final remedy, not only for street
railroad strikes, but for all kinds of
difficulties, with labor In every sort of
public utility. There Is such a remedy
and only one. The remedy may be
found In absolute municipal owner
ship, operation nnd control. In short,
the fundamental cause of the trouble
In Cleveland to-day Is found In the
fact that a few men are granted the
right of ownership In a class of prop
erty thnt should never under any clr
rumstnnces become private possession,
but should be the pnsjierty of tho
whole peoplo,
"I am an apostle of pence and em
phatically disavow any belief In war
tinder any clrcumstnnces. I do not be
lieve that any good thing was ever ao
ct mpllshed through war that could not
Have tieen better uono ny nictnous ui
peace."
FILIPINOS BEATEN.
Americans Break Up a Gang ot Conspirators
at Manila.
General MncArthur's force, consist
ing of 4.000 men, advanced five miles
beyond San Fernando Tuesday and en
countered and defeated a Philippine
force of 6.0(i0 men.
Tho enemy retreated, leaving many
dead and ivounded. Tlte Ami rlcan lo
In killed and wounded was 20.
There has been a strong suspicion
that for Home time past Insurgents
were among the nntlves entering
Manila. The provost Marshal took
steps to learn If tho suspicion wero
true, nnd he soon discovered that re
bels had entered the city and were
actively plotting to start riots. They
were also engaged III smuggling arms
for the use of t,he enemy.
At midnight Tuesday night the men
engaged In hunting down the conspira
tors located their headquarters In a
cigar factory In lllnondo. A company
of tho Sixth Infantry, under command
of Captain Alines, was nt once dis
patched to the place, which was sur
rounded. Then some of the soldiers
raided the factory and captured 43
rebels. Including a number of officers
belonging to the Pbillpplno army.
There were more men In the build
ing but they managed to make their
escnpe bv moon of the roof of the fac
tory nnd the adjoining buildings. It
Is believed, however, that the authori
ties have succeeded In crippling a
powerful gang thnt was doing valuable
service for the enemy.
A BRITISH OBSERVATION.
Says Gen. Otis Is Unnecessary Killing Hit
Men In the Tropics.
Commnnder St. John, of the British
cruiser Peacock, who arrived at Vic
toria, II. C. a few days ago from
Manila en route home, declares that
Gen. Otis Is utterly Ignorant of the
necessities or responsibilities of a
campaign In the tropics. He has B,
000 dead to his account, the British offi
cer declares.
Otis' field transport service is de
clared to be wretchedly Insufficient,
his hospital corps a farce, and his
plan of campaign calculated to ad
vance the enemy's Interest as no other
could. A serious breach Is declared to
exist between the United States army
and navy at the front, and Commander
St. John says:
"The first thing the United States
government should do Is to recall this
man. It is really pitiable to see the
sacrifice of the splendid men of his
army."
Incidentally Commander St. John
says that the press censorship la car
ried to the extreme In Manila to save
Otis from being swept down in a flood
of populur Indignation.
CHILDREN KIDNAPPED.
Sisters Said to Have Been Abducted by a
Housekeeper.
The police, of New York, are work
ing on a case which they are inclined
to bclitve is another Marlon Clarke
kidnapping, with the exception that
two children are missing now instead
of one. The chldren are Henretta
Green, aged 9. and her sister, Irene,
aged 2. They left their homo In Long
Island City Sunday afternoon In the
care of Annla Child, or Hayes, aged 40,
who has been employed In the Green
household ns housekeeper.
The parents suppused the woman
had taken the girls out for a walk, but
when they did not return they became
alarmed and notified the police. . The
parents feel sure that their children
have been stolen and the police are in
vestigating. Mrs. Green is 'almost
frantic with grief. Little is known ot
the inlaaltig housekeeper,
Four Men, Shocked to Death.
Four firemen lost their Uvea at Oma
ha In a bluzo on an upper floor ot the
Mercer Chemical Company's building
at Eleventh and Harney streets. The
fire In Itself was insignificant, the fa
talities resulting from contact with
live wire. 1e dead firemen are: Jo
seph Adumsi lieutenant: Otto Geiseke,
tlllerman: Oeorge Henson, plpeman,
and Chutiep Hopper, relief driver.
Lei Wile lor Mormonlsm.
("has Htuck, a prosperous farmer of
Vanceburg, Ky., left a few days ago to
Jolnn the Mormon colony In Utah, Ho
Is 70 years old and has u wife and
several irown children.