mm n rules pus. STARTED BY ANARCHISTS. Churches Desecrated and Shops Pilfered 880 Persons Were Injured -Dreyfus Cue Injured by the Mob. Paris wns on Sunday the scene of most serious disturbances, recalling Home aspects of the commune. In rr upon? to on appeal of the Journal flu reuple and 1.b Petite Kepubllquo, groups of snirohlsts and socialists gathered about 3 o'clock In the after noon In the plnce de la Ropubllque. The police hnd taken precautions nnd there seemed no tlangpr of disorders. Sebastian Fniiro nnd Faberot, well known revolutionary anarchists, were the ringleaders. Fniire, standing on the pedestal of the statue which arises In the center of the place de la Repuh llqup, addressed the crowd. Anion other thlnK he snld that the anarchists Should be tnnste,s if the streets. The police thm Interfered and dis lodged Funre nnd Faberot, making three arrests. The crowd at this point dispersed, hut n column of demonstrat or, headed by Knure and Ifenti d'lloir, made for the place de la Nation. In the meantime thp nnurehlNt mob retraced Its course to the place de la Hepubllque. smashing the windows of religious edifices on the way. Suddenly, either at the word of com mand or in obedience to Impulse, the column made a loop and curved townrd the church of St. Ambrolse, where the rioters smashed the windows. Proceeding thence toward the Fau bourg du Temple, which they reached at the corner of the Hue Darhoy and the Run St. Maur-Poplneourt, they formed up Into a oompa t body. Hatch ets were suddenly produced, with long knives Molcn from the counters of shops, and a concerted rush was made upon the church of St. Joseph. Tlv aged sacristan, seeing the mob, hnstlly closed tho outer gates, but these were soon forced with hatchets and bars of Iron. The massive oaken doors were then attacked. The wild hordo burst Into the church, which Instantly became a scene of pil lage and sacrilege. Altars and statu s were hurled to the floor and smashed; pictures were rent, candlesticks, orna ments and hosts from high altars were thrown down and trampled under foM. The crucifix above was made the target for missiles and the figure of the Savior wis fractured In several places. Then, whllp rancorous voices sang the "Carmagnole." the chairs were carried outside, piled up and set on fire In the renter of the square front ing the church. When this stage was reached the crucifix was pulled down and thrown Into the ftamis. Suddenly the cry was raised that the statue of the Virgin had been forgotten, and the crowd returned and tore this down also. Meanwhile the sacristan, who had been captured by the anarchists, escaped, nnd called the police nnd republican guards, who promptly ar rived with many constables. They were compelled to fall back In order to form up Into line of defense ns the anarchists attacked them fearfully with knives. At length the officers begun to gain the mastery. A score of nnnrchu-t& took refuge In nn adjoining house. Others entrenched themselves In the belfry nnd fiercely defended them selves by showering missiles on the republican guards, but llmi'ly these were dlsloged. Twenty nnarchlats we:'e arrested, taken to the poll-e station, searched and mud to be carrying re volvers, loaded sticks and knives. When the olice entered the church the anarchists had Just set tire to the pulpit. The Interior of the edifice was a complete wreck. Several valuable old plceures that can never be re placed were ruined. The choir was also set on fire. A lamentable fenture of the nffnlr Is that It will be regnrded as a p-o-Dreyfus demonstration and react greotly to the detriment of the chain et of acquittal. The prefecture of police gives tho following statistics of Sunday's riots: Three hundred nnd eighty persin were Injured. Three hundred and sixty were taken to tho hospltn's Fifty-nine police agents were wounded besides Commlsaries Ooulier and Domslmone. Cine hundred and fifty persons were arrested, of whom 80 are detained In custody. A TRIPLE HANGING. Two Indians and a While Man Executsd In lie Klondike. Pnsengers on the City of Topeka, which arrived from Sknguuy. Alaska, brings news of the first legal execu tion In the Klondike. A triple hang ing occurred at Dawson on August 4. The parties hanged were two Imlluns, Dawson Nantuck and Jim Nantuck, and one white man named Edward Henderson. Henderson was convicted of murdering his partner. named Peterson, nn the trull near Maish lake, In September, 1697. The Indians were convicted of murdering William Mat-.an and Injur ing hU partner, Jnmes Fox. on the McCllntoik river In May, 1898. There were originally four Indians im plicated in the murder of Mahan, but two of them died In Jull at Dawson last fall. The execution was private and pas sed off without special Incident. Millions lor Drcylus' Delense. The "Echo de Paris," In commenting upon the testimony offered at Kennua Saturday by Captain Culgnet, the for mer attache of the ministry of war, to whom was assigned last year the task o collecting matter bearing upon the Dreyfus, I'lequurt and Eslerhussy af fairs, says: "Captain Culgnet'a evidence shown 4hat the whole secret dossier has not been communicated to the court mar tial. A document has been withheld which proves the existence of a vast network of espionage under the direc tion of foreign military attaches and if negotiations on the subject of the Dreyfus, case between several French notabilities and the representatives of foreign powers. The dossier, more over, contains proofs that tho sum of 16,000,000 francs was received In France from abroad for the purpose of prose cuting a pro-Dreyfus campaign." According to this paper, as a conse quence of Captain Culgnet's evidence. General Chamoln, who took the war of fice secret dossier to Hennes, has start ed suddenly for Paris. The "Liberie" says that the Dreyfm trial will not finish before the middle of September. POLITICAL OUTLOOK. Democrats, Populists and silver Re publicans may pool their Interests in Nebraska. An anti-expansion Republican ticket with Tom Heed at the head of It Is being agitated. John Sherman will support George K. Nash, the Republican candldato fur governor of Ohio. The overthrow of trusts and Imperial ism .will be the platform upon which JveraocraU will most likely agree. TERSE TELEGRAMS. The Ice combine In New York City has doubled prices. Oca. Otis' army consume 200,000 pounds of rations a day. Trpsldent Diaz will ask permission of the Mexican congress to visit Chicago. Hlgnor Marconi, of wireless telegraphy fame, is coming to the United States. Ten thousand tons of Bcotch steel have been shipped to the United States. President McKlnley contribute 1 25U for tho Porto Rlcan hurricane suf ferers. Thirty persons were- Injured In n trolley car collision at Philadelphia last Sunday. A break In the File rannl near Syra cuse, N. Y will delay 200 boats three or four days. Andrew Cnrnoglo will prpspnt the town of Heaver, Pa., with a library to cost 150,000. Wllllnm Hobblns, of Vtlca, N. Y mistook his brother Ralph for a deer, and killed him. New York butchers are plnnnlng to Ignore wholesalers and will erect their own slaughter houses. Fay Cnnover, of Chicago, died of diphtheria a few davs ago. Her pnrents tried the "faith cure." Canadian police are charged xvlth kill ing dozens of American miners In Alus ka and seizing their goods. Thomas McMamts, a conductor, was cut In two by a freight train at Alle gheny, Pn., Inst Wednesday. A case of yellow fever has appeared among the marines guarding govern ment property at Havana. St. Paul's German Catholic church, In Cincinnati, was damaged by fire Satur day to the extent of 1120.000. England Is purchasing mules In Texas. They win be used In South Africa In case of war with Kruger. The law making discharge of a man for membership In a union a crlmnal offense Is being tested In Chicago. The stenmer Roanoke reached Pent tie with 300 miners on board Inst Mon day. The gold dust amounted to $200, 000. President Schurmnnn, of Cornell, says that the educated Filipino Is the equnl of any other civilized people in the world. It wns stated on high authority that the Czar of Russia was again suffering from epilepsy and that an operation was necessary. The transport Mcrherson. loaded to the hatches with provision for the des titute In Porto Rico, left New York for Ponce last Wednesday. Nebraska will bring her volunteers home from San Francisco free. The people of the state have contributed 135,000 for this purpose. Secretary Root has orderel three more regiments of troops to l-nve their rendezvous for San F.nnoJsco. there to embark for Manila. Pecuniary difficulties mused 'Rev. Ceo. MacArdle, of Troy, N. Y to com mit suicide Inst Wednesday. He cut his throat In his wife's' presence. Joseph Vincent has returned from the Klondike with $100,000 in gold dust. Ills home Ik In St. Iuls. J. C. Rock well of Chicago returned with $150 000. The terrific gales nnd heavy floods continue In Vnlparnlse. Near Hnntlngu de Chill n train fell Into a river from a railway bridge and BO persons were drowned. The forces of the Fan Domingo gov unment sent out to meet the followers of Jlmlnez, aspirant for the pr.-i-ldency, were defeated and driven from Monte Chiisii. John Mohl of Xew York, has sued the Annnwnnda tribe. Order of Red Men, for Slu.OnO for alleged cruelties inflicted upon him whllu being Initiated one year ago. When Mrs. Martin J. Wiley of Chi cago was asked why she had killed her husbnnd she replied, that he had treated her outrageously and in a fit of desperntlon shot him. General Merrltt Is likely to sueced Gen. Otis In the Philippines. Gen. Otis being only a Brigadier, there can be no affront In placing Merrltt, a major-general In command. The Cramps ship company of Phila delphia has laid off 1,600 men. The company can not get enough material to carry on Its work, and has 120,000,000 worth of contracts on hand. Two boys built a fire on a box con taining explosives at Harlem, N, Y., last Friday. The explosion which fol lowed knocked down pedestrians two blocks distant. No one was killed. A bill Is to be Introduced Into the next congress admitting those China men to citizenship who served on Ad miral Dewey's fleet during the Spanish war. Major .sell B. Harrison, Inspector general. Is critically ill with yellow fe ver at Cuba. The ca.se is the first to occur at Crtsto, whither headquarters was removed last month to escape in fection. A Kansas negro assaulted five wo men at Little Rock last Thursday, and lynchers are not waiting for the law to take its course. Gov. Jones has of fered a reward of $100 for the capture of the criminal. General Merclor says that Dreyfus will be convicted. By an explosion Saturday In the Llest colliery, in Glamorganshire, Wales, 18 persons were killed. The x ploslon occurred during the night shift, when there were only CO men in the mine. Pathetic scenes were wit nessed as the bodies were brought to the surface, men, women and children crying and eagerly waiting fur tidings of tho entombed miners. A DISTILLERY SEIZED. Government Seize 8,000 Gallons ol Spirits Violated Revenue Laws. Revenue Officer Britt detained the en tire wholesale whisky and rectifying establishment of the Key Manufactur ing and Distilling Company, of States vllle, N. C, for alleged violation of the Internal revenue laws. Acting undor orders from Collector Hurklns, who re ceived instructions from the commis sioner of Internal revenue, Deputy Col lector J. M. Davis seized the entire es tablishment, with about 8,000 gallons of spirits. This establishment was the largest whisky house In North Carolina, and It shipped great quantities of spir it to all parts of the country. The seiz ure is probably the largest ever made in tho state. The ofllcers will not dis close the nature of the violation, or the evidence on which the seizure wus made. Dollar Wheat Predicted. Dollar wheat tn Chicago Is among the possibilities of the near futuie, according to optimistic local traders. The reported failure of the Russian wheat crop, together with damaging rains throughout the wheat section of the Northwest, already have had a stimulating effect on the price of the cereal. To these two factors was attributed the advance of nearly 2 cents in prices yesterday and the strong closing ot the market. Foreign markets were af fected similarly through the same causes. September wheat sold at 78fit and December at It cents. DRilWN DOWN BY H Rf HIRLPOOL EDDY. RESCUERS FAIL. Reach Drowning Man but Art Forced to De seit Him to Save Themselves Re vived After Hard Work. After two brave men hnl mndo a splendid effort to save him, H. C. f reunion wus drowned while bathing ut Reiki, y Arms, N. J the other morning. Mr. Spnnton was In busi ness In New York City and lived at Last Orange, N. J. One cf those who nearly lost their lives In the brave attempt to save hi.n w-its D. V. Piatt. Thos- who know him say be Is the son of Senator Piatt, cf New Yotk. Such everyone here, be lieves him tn be. The othpr was Slocovltch, wh.i pl.ived with tho Itur ,vard football team last year. A hundred people were on th beach, hnif a hundred In the surf. Spnnton, a fine swimmer, was beyond the life line, when he got Into a whirlpool eddy. Resides. It Is supposed, cramps seized blm. Hearing his cry for help and seeing his distress, Mr. Piatt and Mr. Slocovltch quickly swnm to Mr. Spnnton, nnd one got him by ench arm. Encouraging anil supporting Mr. Bpanton, Piatt nnd Slocovltch tried to swim in with him. Rut caught In the same eddy they could mnke no pro gress. Their efforts and Spanton's struggles soon exhausted them and In deadly peril they dropped the doomed maji and sought to save themselves. Piatt was the bettpr swimmer, Sloco vltch had more endurance. Slowly they made their way out of the eddy that was staking them down. At last a wave hurled Piatt senseless among the waiting bathers. They carried him ashore, rolled him on a barrel, hurried him to the hotel where physicians ap plied artificial respiration. Two hours pnssed before he revived. Other bathers had seized Slocovltch. When they laid him on the beach he fainted, but soon revived. Mr. Spanton wns 23 years old, un married, a native of South Africa, and had nn relatives In this country. His body was not recovered. OPPOSED TO VIOLENCE. Admiral Dewey Declares the Filipinos Are Capable of Self-Governmenl, The Naples rorresiwndent of the Lon don Dally News telegraphs the sub stance of an interview he had with Ad miral Detvey there during the admiral's recent visit. Admiral Dewey raid he be lieved the Philippines question would shortly be solved. In his JudKtnont the inhabitants are capable of self-government, and the only way to settle the In surrection and to Insure prosperity Is to concede It to them. He declared that ho was never In favor of violence townrd the Filipinos, and remaiked that after autonomy had been con ceded annexation might be talked of. When asked whether a conflict be tween Germany and the I'nlted States over the Philippines were possible. Ad miral IVwey replied, according to tho correspondent: "It Is Impossible to foresee the un foreseeable." DREYFUS IN HIS CELL. Lives on the Simplest Food and Studies Mathematics. Capt. Dreyfus still lives almost ex clusively on milk and eggs. On rising at 6 o'clock he takes a glass of milk. He Is then escorted to the court room under a strong guard, tin returning to prison he tnkes a second glass ot milk, und at 1 o'clock a soft-boiled egg and another glass of milk. At 2 his wife calls upon him. spend ing a couple of hours with him dally without restrictions of any kind. After their Interview another member of the family sees him for half an hour. M. Demange arrives dally at 4:33 In the afternoon nnd remnlns until 7 dis cussing the progress of the case. Dur ing the remnindcr of the time the ac cused generally reads or studies mathe matics. He retires to bed about 9;30. Dreyfus retains his good spirits and expresses confidence that hp will be acquitted, especially now that he be lieves M. Labor! will be able to return to the active work of the defense. CARELESS RIFLEMAN. While Riding a Philadelphian Is Killed Dies In His Wilt's Arms. ' While driving with his family through Holmehburg, a suburb of Philadelphia, Frank RadclifTe was klled by a bullet fired by some un known person Sunday night. The l ull struck h',i in the breast a. he fell dead In his wife's arms. The oc cupants of the carriage heard no re po: i, nor could they tee any one In the vicinity. Paul Spiel, of Holmesburg was arrested nn suspicion of having caused Radclifi't's death. Spiel had been firing a rifle In the vicinity about the time Radellffe was killed. Detec tive Geyor Is of the opinion that the shooting was an accident. Nineteen Insurgents Killed. One lieutenant of the Twelfth in fantry was killed and another was se riously wounded while reconnolterlng Sunday evening north of Angeles, in the Philippines. The Americans encounter ed large force of Insurgents and drove them from their positions. Lieut. Cole, of the Sixth Infantry, with 80 men, encountered 100 Insur gents entrenched In the mountains of the Island of Negros, and routed them after an hour and a half of severe fight ing. The Americans had three men slightly hurt. Nineteen dead Insur gents were counted In the trenches. Six rltles and a quantity of reserve ammu nition were captured. Entertained on the Olympia. The officers of the United States cruis er Olympia gave a luncheon on board the warship at noon Saturday to the members of tho America'.! colony Mt Leghorn, Italy, many persons coming from Florence for the purpose. The af fair was most cordial, and many toasts were exchanged. The Inhabitants of Leghorn aranged a splendid fete In honor of Admlra Dewey and his officers. Government Seizes Arms. Lieut. Schaum, collector of customs at liaracoa, tn the province of Santiago de Cuba, has seized 143 carbines and 18,000 rounds of ammunition that were evidently Intended for Sunto Domingo. Twenty-tive men, Cubans and Domini cans, ai rived there last Friday on board the Mortera. They have been kept un der close watch, us they are apparent ly planning to take arms to Santo Do mingo, The quantity alr.'udy seized is not believed to bo all that is secreted there. Systematically Robbed. Seven thousand dollars In bank bis was stolen from the Canadian Pacific raiway station at Juliette, Quebec, Wednesday night. This is the third time within three years that the sta tion has bsen robbed. On the first oc casion the safe wis cracked for tt.OM. DREYFUS TRIAL. M. Lebon Explains Why the Prisoner Was Sub ected to Such Harsh Treatment Was to bo Shot en tho Slightest Alarm The shooting of M. Labor! has de prived the Dreyfus case of Its strongest arm and defender. An attempt was made last Thursday to have the trial postponed until Lnborl, who la not seriously hurt, could again appear In court. This request was denied, the Judges yielding to the clamor of the antt-Dreyfusltes for nn immediate trial. M. Lebon, former minister of the colonies and Dreyfus' Jailor In Devil's Island, appeared In couit. He snld that when the cabinet wns asked to Intervene in favor of a re vision he thought the executive should not interfere with the Judiciary, nnd his respect for the chose Jugee was strengthened by his personal opinion of the culpability of the condemned. "On my soul and cons "Iciice," declar ed M. Lebon dramatically, "I say I regard the mensurts 1 took relative to the prisoner on the Isle du Dinble ns warranted, nnd If I had to repeat than I would not hesitate." M. Lebon then explained the reasons for tho rigorous measures against Dreyfus. He said a certain telegram sent to French Guiana disappeared. It was traced out of France, but Im mediately It reached tho Kngllsh Hues It disappeared, showing, tho witness snld, that efforts were being made to enable the prisoner to evade the regu lations. Rigorous, even painful, meas ures, were therefore taken to prevent his escape. M. Lebon therfore Issued orders that, if necessary, the prisoner was to be fired upon. (Sensation.) Continuing M. Lebon said he also is sued orders that only copies of the let ters addressed to the prisoner should be delivered to him, the originals be ing retained. The witness was Inform ed August 10 that a vessel pasned the Isles de Sulat and orders were then Is sued that Dreyfus was to be shot on the slightest alarm. Referring to tho Weyler forgery, which was Intended to convey the im pression that Dreyfus was In com munication with outside sympathizers M. Lebon snld he frankly admitted that he believed in its authenticity, as did Col. Pliuart, until long after Its pro duction. M. Lebon next referred to the numerous rough drafts the prison er made of his letters before finally dispatching them. At this point M. Demange. one rf Dreyfus' counsel, Interrupted the wit ness nnd said: "I ask why you allowed the forged Weyler letter, In which a handwriting was Indicated, to reach Dreyfus?" To this M. Lebon replied: "We could not give up the original. But the Idea never occurred to any agents of the administration to suhjeel Dreyfus to the savage and atrocious treatment which has been spoken of." At this Juncture some time was oc cupied In readiig a long report from the minister of the colonies to the minister of war, giving the various re ports of the governor of French Gul nna. Passages describing the dread the prisoner expressed to the doctors when he feared he was losing bis rea son caused an Immense Impression. Tears were even seen to glisten in the eyes of Gen. Billot, tho furmtr minis ter of war. At the conclusion of the report M. Lebon nsked leave to explain. He said: "1 do not dispute the accuracy of the report, but It Is partial. Reference has been most carefully made to the precarious health of the prisoner. Rut the doctor never mnde a communica tion to me on the subject. I do not hesltnte to say that if he had done so I should have given orders to have the prisoner treated as all Invalids should be treated. It Is with deliberate Intent thnt I have been treated us an exe cutioner." Col. Jounust, turning to Dreyfus, then remarked: "Have you anything to say In regard to this disposition?" Then the prisoner said: "No, my col onel; I am here to defend my hon r. I do not wish to speak of the atrodous suffering, physical nnd moral, which for five years I, a Frenchman, and nn Innocent man, was subjected to on the Isle du Diable." The remarks of Dreyfus caused In tense excitement In court. The prisoner uttered the words In a loud voice and with trempndous en ergy, which created a profound sen sation. At Friday's session of the court martial, Col. Plcquart spoke In defense of the prisoner, nnd made a very fav orable and convincing argument. Their View Was Obstructed. William Alnsworth, 'his two snns, William, aged 15, and Thurber, aged 8 and an employe named Robert Hull, were killed last Tuesday night while driving across the New York Central tracks near Canastota, N. Y. Alnsworth lived at Fablus, nnd was engaged In moving to Clark Mills, near ITtlca. Tho party was struck by a flyer, which was running at more than ordinary speed. The view from the crossing at Main street Is somewhat obstructed by tho signal tower and railway gates, and has long ben con sidered very dangerous. The horses were uninjured, but the wagon and contents were reduced to splinters. What Dewey Said. The Lowell, Mass., "Courier CiriZi'n" received from Lewis K. MacUrayoo, one of its staff now traveling in Italy, a letter describing a visit to Admltal Dewey on board the Olymp'a, at Naples, August 6. Mr. Macliiayne sayB. after describing an audience of an hour which he hud with the Ad miral: "Admiral Dewey was quoted, when In Austria, as saying that our next war would be with O rmany. He did not say that. He said that If the next war was with Germany, It would be started by the Germans and not by the Americans. He does not believe that there will be such a war." Three Killed by a Train. The eastbound express of the Phila delphia tk Reading railway struck a double seated carriage Tusday morn ing, containing Frank Hassler and two sisters named Fleishman, of Hur rlsburg, killing all three instantly. Mr. Haaser was proprietor of the Highland house, a summer resort on the mountains near Wernersvllle. He was conveying the Flelshmann girls to the station, where they Intended to take a train for Harrlsburg. Transvaal Reects Proposals. The government of the Transvaal has rejected the proposal of Qivmt Rrlt aln'uln to submit to a Joint commission of inquiry the franchise controversy. The Transvaal Is anxious to preserve peace, although Great Britain It send ing thousands of men to South Africa in preparation for wur. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Capt. A. T. Mahan, U. S. N one ot the United States delegates to the peaoj conference, returned on Saturday on the Lucanla, S. W. Miller, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed a major of volunteers. Arthur C, Rogers, of Ohio, has been appointed captain, and H, H. Pltcalrn, of Pennsylvania, and James M. Bhal lenberger, of Ohio, first lieutenants. WO THOUSAND PERSONS KILLED PORTO RICAN STORM. Ona Third ot the Island Deprived of Commu nicationMany Children Dying From Hunger Crops Destroyed. The nppnllng conditions existing In Porto Re0 as the risult of the hur ricane of August 8 were made more fully known to the war department last Thursday by Gen. Davis in a dis patch, which says the deaths outright In tho Island will reach 2.000, while ninny are dying dally from Injuries and privations. Gen. Davis adds: "The stores coming on Mcpherson will be In time, for I am supplying most pressing needs at all accessible points with stores now on hand. "So great Is destruction of roods that there Is no communication yet with one-third of the Island. The command ing officer at each of the 12 posts is in spector of relief for his district and he Is dctnlned In every municipality col lecting data and relb'Vlng most press ing needs. I have furnished ench In spector with similar funds and given authority to issue toed fiom army sup plies, tine soldier died of Injuries; other Injured will recover. Many thousands private cnltle nnd horses drowned. Larger pnrt of Uiuths of na tives from drowning." A dispatch from Snn Junn says: Communication with the distressed districts is still only partly open. Areclbo was devastated by the hur ricane and Inter wns flooded by the Areclbo nnd Mnnntl rivers. Two hun dred bodies have already been r cover ed and hundreds more are mlsing. It Is thought they were swept Into the sen. The town wns Inundated to a depth of six feet. The town Is now rapidly filling up with starving persons from the country. Only four soldiers were drowned, but all are without shelter. Capt. McComb nnd his men did valiant service In saving life. Forty persons were rescued from floating wreckage. A thousand head of cattle were lost there. At Narnnzntlo two persons are known to have been killed, a thousand are homeless. Meretns Is destroyed. At L tales 20 persons were killed. Many are missing at Harcelonlla. Seven resi dents were killed. At Cayeje the death roll Is at least on. It Is impossible tn estimate the loss of life and property In the country dis tricts. Kvery river Is still swollen and passage Is well-nigh Impossible. The crops ate totally destroyed. Children are dying by hundreds from starvation nnd exposure. All the peo ple are flocking to llayamon for food and shelter. A courier has arrived from Yabucca. He snys that the town wns demolished by the storm. Already SO bodies hnve been rocovered, and it Is estimated thnt 200 persons are wounded. What makes the present distress greater Is the fai t thnt a month ngo all public Improvements wore stopped owing to the lack of appropriations. Thousands of persons were then thrown out of employment. A renewal of public works would be a grent relief. Gen. Davis snys the latest reports show the disaster to be greater than ho had anticipated nnd extends over thp whole Island. He Is doing every thing In his power to nllevlnt" the suf fering and tins every confidence in generous results from his nppenls to the American people. Where possible the troops that lost their shelter In thn hurricane have been ordered to San Junn. . SAILOft IN LUCK. Sends $173 lor Redemption and Receives Nearly $1,000. Jnmes Drown, of Brooklyn, a former sailor In the I'nltrd States navy, has Just received from the United Stntes treasurer ninrly 11,000 that ho believed he had aquHiidcreil. Early In the present month Acting Comptroller of the Currency Knno re ceived from New York a package snld to contain "greenbacks" nnd other lawful money. It was sent by Hi-own, and he thought there was about $175 In it. The expert developed I'JOO, and Hrown was cnlled on to explain, which he did. He snld hp hnd been spending money riotously. With the balance In his belt it was reduced to a pulp while bathing, and he did not know how much was left. EXCLUSIVE NEGRO TOWN. Place Contains 100 Houses, Throe Churches and No Saloons. By a vote of 90 per cent, of tho reg istered voters, Hudson City, AIh has decided to be an exclusively negro town, Tuesday's election was by the order of the probate court to decide whether or not the town should be In corporated. Incorporation wns carried unanimously, not a single vote being cast against. The town is located three miles from Annistnn, and has 400 population, all negroes, and contains 100 houses, three churchi s, a school house, teveral stores and no saloons. At tho election the entire town turned out. the males to vote, the females to see that they voted right, and not a drop of whisky or the least disorder was In evidence. A FATAL JOKE. Boy Found With His Neck Broken and a Rope's Marks Around IL The dead body of George Slmcoo, of Murray City, O., was found lying In a haymow- a few days ago. The neck was broken, and there was a mark around it, evidently made by a rope. Investigation revealed a rope with a noose ut one end hanging out of a crack In the barn. The rope showed thnt It hnd been recently cut. Two men who were seen about tho barn before the body was found have been nrreBted on suspicion. The theory is that the boy was hanged as a Joke, and the hnnglng proving ratal, the per petrators sought to hide the evlduiice of the crime. A Short Honeymoon. The shortest honeymoon on record was spent at Guthrie, O. T recently. P. V. Jobe, of Pawnee, and Miss Mubel Payton. of Wlnfield, were married. It was noticed that the groom was some whut utider the Influence of liquor, nnd when he retired to his room with his bride he sat down In his chair and Immediately fell asleep. When be awoke two hours later the brld was gone. He found her In a lawyer's of fice where a petition for a divorce was being drawn up. She refused to talk to him. CABLE FLASHES. A couple at lierlln, last Thursday eloped on an auto-mobile. An ancient mint has been uneurthed at Rome by workmun excavating in the street. August Moestlg, an Austrian, has confessed giving Austrian mllltury plans to emissaries of the French and Russian governments. English correspondents reporting the Dreyfus case ut Itennea, have been or dered to proceed to South Africa In ex pectatlon of war between Kngland and the Transvaal. HELD BY FILIPINOS. Gon. Lawtcn Learns ol the Hardships Endured By American Soldiers Who Are Cap tives In tho Hands ot tho Enemy. The nulletin of Snn Francisco pub lishes a startling story from the Phl.lp pines regarding Lieut. Gllmore and tho pnrty from the Yorktown who were captured by the Filipinos and who hnve been reported from official sourc es as being well cared for and welt treated. When the Americans reached San Isldro, where the Yorktown membeia and some soldiers and civilians hnd been Imprisoned, they found the names of the prisoners scrutched on the walls of the Jail. Home letters from the men were found secretid under stones, nnd a Spaniard, who had ben Intrusted with several, presented them to Gen. Lnwton. The letters told of the hardships the men were compelled to suffer nnd bg ged that nld be sent them. The men complained that they had b-rn starved, beaten and bound, nnd, moreover, were In rngs. One of the letters, signed by Albeit Lowenshon, snld the Spaniards hnd been trented very badly, wors.i than the Americans, nnd that hundreds were dying of dsentery and other di seases, nnd thnt the government took no notice of sickness prevailing. In his letter, Lowenshon, who wns formerly of the steamship Zenlandla, gave the list of prisoners held by the Yorktown J. C. Gllmore, U. 8. A.; W. Wilson, C. O. M.: P. Vandovll, S. M. M.j W. Kllsworth, coxswain; 8. Ed- WHI'llS. B. LJ.l n. IIMSO OSP. II. I A. H a. ,.'(, fl l .-II llt-CT . F. ANIJI'll-U landsman, raptur. at naler, April 1 rflVnlrv rantiir..! T . ..... on. A til.. on. i nirn nrtti erv. Anril 12: H. I civilian, January 27. McKINLEY SPEAKS TO STUDENTS. says mat wnenever our Flag is Assailed Triumphant Peace Is Assured. President McKlnley addressed the students of the Catholic summer school at Plattsburg, N. Y., last Wednesday. Ho hnd not Intended to speak but the warmth of the greeting caused htm to change his mind. He said: "Father Ijvelle, members of the Catholic summer school, ladles and gentlemen I had not Intpnded to say a word, but I can not sit In silence n the presence of this splendid demoi st ration of your good will and patriot Ism, I can not forbear to give expres sion to my very high appreciation of the gracious welcome you hnve given me here tn-duy nnd the more than gracious words of rommendatlon ut tered by your president. Whitever the government of the I'nlted States has been able to accomplish since I last met you here has been because the hearts of the people have been with the government of the United States, tiur patriotism Is neither sectional nor sectarian. We may differ In our poli tical nnd religious beliefs, but we are "We follow, all of us, one ting. It symbolizes our purposes nnd our aspi rations: It represents what we believe and what we menn to maintain nnd, wherever It fionts. It Is the flag of the free, the hope of the oppressed and, wherever It Is nssnllrd. at any sacri fice It will be carried to a triumphant pence, "We hnvp more flngs her than we ever h.id before. They are In ev'djioe everywhere. I saw them carried by the little ones on your lawn, nnd ns long as they carry these lings In their little hnnds there will be nntrlotlsm In their hearts. That ling now floats from the homes of the mllllols. even from our places of worshl: It Is seen from our school houses, from the shops, the factories, the mining towns, nnd It waves from thp camp of the p'onper In thp distant outpot nnd on the lumber man's but In the dense forest. It Is found In the home of the humblest toller, nnd what It represents Is dear to his heart. Rebellion lay delay, hut It enn never defeat Its bless'd mission pf liberty nnd humanity. Thank you again for this most cordial and grac ious greeting BEATENJBY WHITECAPS. Negroes Fleeing From Their Tormentors In Soulh Carolina. The sheriff of Greenwood, S. C, has appealed to Governor AlcH weeny for aid to assist him In suppressing white cap outrages, which began a week ago. For more than a week a gang of so called whltccaps hnve been whipping negroes neurly every night. Monday night one week ago the whipping bo gan. Houses were visited and the In mates tn ken out nnd b-eten. Several nights last week this performance was repeated, and a wide territory has b"en covered In this manner by the whlte cnpiiers. The negroes are snld tn be In a slate of terror and many spend the nights In the woods und swamps, while others seek protection of their white land lords. On Saturday night 200 negroes spent the night In Greenwood, and many of them have never returned to their homes. So far as known, none hnve left the county. The better class of whites deplore the state of affairs. The negroes are afraid to give infor mation ana certain wnue men nave been threatened If they take action agnlnst the whltecappera. Senator Tillman and Congressman Lattimer of this district are both hero attending the Wheat Growers' con vention, and It Is believed they wt'l as sist the governor in his investigation of the mat'"' TWO HUNDReO KILLED. Filipinos Encounter the Amorlcans and Sus tain a Great Loss. The Filipinos sustained a severe de feat before Angeles Wednesday. Ten companies of the Twelfth Infantry, with two cunnou, attacked 2.500 In surgents who wt-ro entrenched near the town. A tierce fight followed. In which the Filipinos were worsted and diiven away in disorder. Their loss was 200 men. The Americana had two killed and 12 wounded. The Twelfth occupied Angeles and Is holding the town. Rich Bank Opens Business. Frank Jay Gould, youngest son of Jay Gould, was elected Wednesday a director In the Trust Company of America, This corporation began business at Nn. 14U Krondway, on Munduy, with a capital of 12,500,000 and a surplus of t'.'.yw.ooo. Its stcok was subscribed for at 200 many times over. The new company is backed by many of the biggest financiers In this country. It will absorb the business of many of the smaller banks nnd will have branches In 52 of the lending cities of the I'nlted Slates. Mori Feuds In Kentueky. As matters now stand In Ciuy county Ky four fuuds are looked for there Instead of two, as at present. The Runges and Stapletons of tuar Dense town are prepuring for war. One of the Stapletons wus killed a few months ago by a Dengs and leellrg has been growing until an outbreak Is looked for at any moment
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